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Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia, the largest island lying fully within Indonesian territory and the sixth-largest in the world at about 482,287 square kilometres, counting adjacent islands such as Simeulue, Nias, the Mentawai Islands, Bangka and Belitung. Elongated along a northwest to southeast axis of roughly 1,790 kilometres, it is crossed by the equator near its centre. The Bukit Barisan mountains, which contain several active volcanoes, form its backbone, while the northeast holds broad lowland plains, swamps and mangrove forest. The Great Sumatran fault and the Sunda megathrust, a subduction zone, run along the west coast. The climate is tropical, hot and humid, and the island's rainforests shelter the critically endangered Sumatran tiger, elephant, rhinoceros and orangutan, although almost half of the tropical rainforest has been lost in the last 35 years. Three of its national parks form the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra World Heritage Site.

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Area (sq km)
482,286.55 1
Length (km)
1790 1
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Source Sumatra (Wikipedia)
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Source Banded linsang (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Since 2006, it has been recorded by camera traps on the Sunda Islands of Borneo and Sumatra

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Source Banded palm civet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The banded palm civet is native to Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands and Borneo from sea level up to an elevation of 1,660 m (5,450 ft).

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Source Black Sumatran langur (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
Quote, Lead, living or extinct
The black Sumatran langur is native to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.

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Source Black-and-white langur (Wikipedia)Distribution, living or extinct
Quote, Distribution, living or extinct
The black-and-white langur is native to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.

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Source Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).

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Source Black-crested Sumatran langur (Wikipedia)Lead, range, sumatra
Quote, Lead, range, sumatra
It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia.

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Source Black-eared flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
Also known as Blyth's flying fox, it is found on the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands (India), and in Sumatra (Indonesia).

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Source Black-eared squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
This tiny squirrel is found in forests in Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

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Source Black-striped squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found throughout Java, Sumatra, southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and numerous small islands.

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Source Bornean bearded pig (Wikipedia)Lead
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Sumatra, Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, and various smaller islands like in Sulu archipelago such as Tawi-Tawi, where it inhabits rainforests and mangrove forests

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Source Brooks's dyak fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
Its range includes Sumatra and possibly Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.

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Source Cave nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
E. spelaea lives in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi and some other small islands), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, India and Timor-Leste.

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Source Dayak fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.

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Source East Sumatran banded langur (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
Quote, Lead, living or extinct
Its range is restricted to the Riau Province of east-central Sumatra.

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Source Hairy-nosed otter (Wikipedia)Section: Distribution and habitat
Quote, Section: Distribution and habitat
This hairy-nosed otter occurs in Southeast Asia from southern Thailand, Cambodia, southern Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra and Borneo.

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Source Hoogerwerf's rat (Wikipedia)Lead, Sumatra
Quote, Lead, Sumatra
is found only in western Sumatra, Indonesia

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Source Horse-tailed squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found throughout the islands of Borneo and Sumatra

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Source Horsfield's tarsier (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution, where it lives
Quote, Habitat and distribution, where it lives
Horsfield's tarsier is found in Southern Sumatra, Borneo and nearby islands.

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Source Indonesian mountain weasel (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
Quote, Lead, living or extinct
The Indonesian mountain weasel (Mustela lutreolina) is a species of weasel that lives on the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia at montane elevations over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in tropical rainforests.

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Source Large flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
The large flying fox ranges from Malay Peninsula, to the Philippines in the east and Indonesian Archipelago of Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Timor in the south.

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Source Least pygmy squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Banggi

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Source Leschenault's rousette (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
Leschenault's rousette is found in southern Asia where it occurs in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China (including Macau and Hong Kong), Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra, Java, Bali and the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.

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Source Sundasciurus lowii (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range, Sumatra
Quote, Geographic Range, Sumatra
is found in regions of Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo

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Source Malayan civet (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga), also known as the Malay civet and Oriental civet, is a viverrid native to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, the Riau Archipelago, and the Philippines.

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Source Malayan weasel (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
Quote, Lead, living or extinct
The Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes) or Malay weasel is a weasel species native to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.

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Source Masked palm civet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The masked palm civet is distributed from the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, especially the Himalayas, ranging eastwards across Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam to China, Borneo, Sumatra, Taiwan, and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

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Source Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Sumatra
Quote, Lead, Sumatra
It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.

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Source Mitered langur (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
Quote, Lead, living or extinct
The mitered langur is native to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.

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Source Otter civet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Otter civets are distributed in Sumatra, Borneo and peninsular Thailand.

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Source Presbytis (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
Members of the genus live in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, on Sumatra, Borneo, Java and smaller nearby islands.

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Source Pygmy fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
A. alecto is confined to montane forest above 1000 m from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java.

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Source Rajah spiny rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is endemic to Thailand and Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent islands

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Source Silvery lutung (Wikipedia)Distribution, range (Sumatra)
Quote, Distribution, range (Sumatra)
The silvery lutung is found across Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, as well as in parts of the southwestern Malay Peninsula, the Natuna Islands, and other nearby islands.

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Source Small-toothed palm civet (Wikipedia)Lead
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The small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata), also known as the three-striped palm civet, is a viverrid native to dense forests from Northeast India to mainland Southeast Asia and the islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Petaurista elegansGeographic Range
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Vietnam. Their range also includes the islands of Sumatra, Java and Borneo, as well

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Source Sumatran hog badger (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Sumatran hog badger (Arctonyx hoevenii) is a species of mustelid endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.

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Source Sumatran slow loris (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus hilleri) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to Sumatra.

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Source Sundaic mountain leopoldamys (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
occurs in the montane forests of Sumatra, Indonesia, and peninsular Malaysia

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Source Tailless fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
M. ecaudatus ranges in the primary forest and open habitat from Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra; Kinabalu, Danum, Tawau, and Tenom in Sabah; Temburong and Tasik Merimbun in Brunei; Bario in Sarawak; to Kapuas and Kutai in Kalimantan.

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Source Tapanuli orangutan (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
restricted to South Tapanuli in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia

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Source Thomas's langur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is endemic to northern Sumatra, Indonesia

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Source White-thighed surili (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula, the Riau Archipelago and Sumatra.
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1. Sumatra (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi.2)
  • Geography, length
    The longest axis of the island runs approximately 1,790 km (1,110 mi) northwest
  • Part Of: Indonesia, Lead
    Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.
  • Shaped By: Subduction, Geology
    the Sunda megathrust (a subduction zone), run the entire length of the island along its west coast
  • In Group: Marine and Coastal Landforms (World), Lead
    Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.
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Greater Sunda Islands (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Greater Sunda Islands, Lead, member islands
Quote, Part Of: Greater Sunda Islands, Lead, member islands
The islands, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra, are internationally recognised for their ecological diversity and rich culture.
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