ORANGUTANS

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:             Animalia

Phylum:                Chordata

Class:                    Mammalia

Order:                   Primates

Suborder:              Haplorhini

Infraorder:            Simiiformes

Family:                 Hominidae

Subfamily:            Ponginae

Genus:                   Pongo

Type species: Pongo borneo

MALAYAN TIGER

CONSERVATION STATUS:

Critically Endangered

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom          : Animalia

Phylum             : Chordata

Class                 : Mammalia

Order                : Carnivore

Suborder          : Feliformia

Family              : Felidae

Genus               : Panther

Species             : PantherTigris

Subspecies       : Panther Tigris Jacksoni

                                  

Trinomial Name: Panther Tigris Jacksoni

Physical Characteristics
The Malayan Tiger is one of the smallest tigers of all of the subspecies. Adults only weigh around 120 kilograms, or 260 pounds, while females are slightly lighter at an average 100 kilograms (equivalent to about 220 pounds). The males reach about 235 centimetres from head to tail, while females are approximately two metres long.

Habitat
The Malayan Peninsula is a beautiful area with stunning tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests. These are the ideal conditions for the Malayan Tiger, which prefers to stay concealed in the dense greenery, surreptitiously stalking its prey and retreating back into seclusion and safety.
They may also be found on land that was once used for agricultural purposes, which is fairly common in this part of Asia. This land has become overgrown with vegetation, giving the Malayan Tiger places in which to conceal itself in safety. However, a loss of natural habitat remains a massive threat to the Malayan Tiger population.

Diet
As with all other tiger subspecies, the Malayan Tiger is a carnivore and an accomplished hunter. They generally feast on wild boar, deer, and the sun bear. If there are baby elephants that are weak, sick or otherwise vulnerable, they will also seize the opportunity to capture one of these.
The tiger may only make a kill once every three or four days so, when it has killed its prey, it is likely to eat as much of it as possible in one meal.

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MALAYAN TAPIR

Conservation Status:

Critically Endangered

Scientific Classification

Kingdom          : Animalia

Phylum             : Chordata

Class                  : Mammalia

Order                 : Perissodactyla

Family               : Tapiridae

Genus                : Tapirus

Species              : Tapirus Indicus

Trinomial Name:

Tapirus Indicus

Local Name (Malay): 
tapir, cipan,tenuk

Fact about Malayan Tapir 

There are five species of tapir in the world and only the Malayan Tapir is native to Asia the largest tapir. The head-body length is about 250 cm, the height at the shoulder about 100 cm. It weights 260-375 kg. The coat is short, sparse, and not concealing the skin.Malayan tapirs have large, stocky bodies which are black in white in colour. They also have a long nose, known as a proboscis. They use the proboscis as a snorkel when underwater and to grab branches, fruits or leaves off the trees. They are generally solitary animals, only socialising during breeding. When a Malayan tapir is born it is brown with beige stripes and spots, which make the calf look like a watermelon on legs. This pattern is great camouflage for the calf in the dappled sunlight of the forest. The calf loses the marking after a few months.

Habitat

 Tapirs are found in tropical forests in Indonesia, Burma (Myanmar), Malaysia and Thailand.

Diet 

 Tapirs (herbivore) eat grasses, leaves, aquatic plants and twigs.

Threats

Tapirs are hunted for their meat. Habitat destruction is also a major threat to this species of tapir.

Current population 

In Malaysia there are as few as 15,000 left in the wild. Their habitats are rapidly disappearing and experts believe that populations will continue to decline. There are also 160 living in zoos around the world.

ENDANGERED SPECIES?

What is endangered species?

Endangered species are those considered to be at risk of extinction, meaning that there are so few left of their kind that they could disappear from the planet altogether. Endangered species are threatened by factors such as habitat loss, hunting, disease and climate change, and usually, endangered species, have a declining population or a very limited range.

The current rate of extinction is thought to be far greater than the expected natural rate, with many species going extinct before they have even been discovered. Shockingly, current estimates suggest that a third of the world’s amphibians, a quarter of all mammals and one in eight birds are endangered.

Endangered species usually have a small or declining population size or a very limited range, meaning factors such as habitat loss, hunting, disease or climate change could cause them to disappear completely within our lifetimes.

The alarming rate at which species are disappearing is something which should be a cause for concern for us all. Not only do they add beauty and wonder to the natural world, they are also of great global economic importance. A great diversity of species maintains the ecosystems essential to our existence by helping to regulate our climate and by providing:

• ·         clean air and water
• ·         food
• ·         medicines
• ·         building and clothing materials
• ·         fertile soils

Conservation status

The conservation status of a species indicates how great the risk is of that species becoming extinct in the near future.

The most global and comprehensive system that determines the conservation status of each species is the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Species are assessed according to a number of different criteria, such as how many individuals there are and whether this number is in decline. They are then placed on a scale in one of the following categories:

• ·         Extinct
• ·         Extinct in the Wild
• ·         Critically Endangered
• ·         Endangered
• ·         Vulnerable
• ·         Near Threatened
• ·         Least Concern
• ·         Data Deficient

Any species which fall into the categories Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered are considered to be at risk of extinction. Of the nearly 60,000 species assessed so far, this equates to a staggering 20,222 species, from the majestic tiger to the enormous giant clam.

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