Sumatran tiger
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Sumatran tigers sometimes cool off in rivers or ponds during hot seasons.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Sumatran tiger
- Scientific name
- Panthera tigris sumatrae
- Japanese name
- スマトラトラ
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Genus
- Panthera
The Sumatran tiger is a subspecies of the tiger.
This tiger subspecies lives on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and is the smallest of the tiger subspecies alive today.
Its face has many long whiskers that let it sense its surroundings as it walks through the dark forest at night.
Its stripes help it blend into the undergrowth, so it can lie in wait for prey or sneak up without being noticed.
How the Sumatran tiger lives
They live alone. They catch prey with strong forelegs and sharp claws. They eat animals such as deer and wild boar.
上野動物園Basic data
- Size
- Head and body length: males 2.2–2.55 m, females 2.15–2.3 m
- Weight
- males 100–140 kg, females 75–110 kg
- Diet
- Mainly deer, cattle relatives, pigs, and wild boar
- Range
- Sumatra, Indonesia
Where the Sumatran tiger has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- スマトラトラ
- 简体中文
- 苏门答腊虎
- 繁體中文
- 蘇門答臘虎
- 한국어
- 수마트라호랑이
- Español
- Tigre de Sumatra
- Français
- Tigre de Sumatra
- Deutsch
- Sumatra-Tiger
- Português (Brasil)
- Tigre-de-sumatra
- Italiano
- Tigre di Sumatra
- العربية
- ببر سومطري
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Harimau Sumatera
- Tiếng Việt
- Hổ Sumatra
- Русский
- Суматранский тигр
- Türkçe
- Sumatra kaplanı
- বাংলা
- সুমাত্রার বাঘ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 上野動物園 — トラ（スマトラトラ）Checked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Sumatran tiger, look for this
- Look at the sturdy forelegs, thicker than the hind legs.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
上野動物園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Sumatran tiger
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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