Home›Species›Ecosystem›Sumatran Lowland RainforestEcosystemSumatran Lowland RainforestTropical RainforestReference and ClassificationVerifiedA tropical lowland rainforest running about 1,600 km along both sides of the Barisan Mountains on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, covering roughly 260,000 square kilometers at an average elevation of 167 meters. A dipterocarp canopy reaching 90 meters shelters critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceroses, Sumatran orangutans and Sumatran tigers alongside Asian elephants, Lar gibbons, Malayan tapirs and more than 450 recorded bird species. Understory trees including peacock-flower relatives, torchwood and over 100 mulberry species grow beneath the dipterocarps, with epiphytes common through the canopy layers. Only about 7 percent of the ecoregion carries formal protection, and illegal logging and human encroachment have put the forest under sustained pressure. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/FactsSumatran Lowland RainforestConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesTake a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationBiogeographic RealmWell-attestedIndomalayan 1Area (sq km)Well-attested260,019 1Sumatran Lowland RainforestFilter Results9 entriesCommon GroupAllAraucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (1)Other Flowering Plant Orders (2)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (1)TaxonomyAllAgathis (1)Araceae (2)Hominidae (1)Magnoliopsida (1)Neofelis (1)Panthera (1)Perissodactyla (1)Ursidae (1)HabitatAllCloud Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (8)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (3)Data Deficient (1)Endangered (3)Vulnerable (2)Everyday GroupAllAraucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (1)Other Flowering Plant Orders (2)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (1)DietAllCarnivore (3)Frugivore (1)Herbivore (1)Parasitic (1)Photosynthetic Autotroph (3)System (Realm)AllTerrestrial (9)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (1)Disease Vector (1)Hunted or Fished (2)Kept as Pets (2)Source of Timber or Wood (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (3)Living or ExtinctAllYes (9)Where It LivesAllAfrica (1)Australia (1)India (1)Indonesia (2)Japan (1)Malaysia (1)Papua New Guinea (1)South Asia (5)Southeast Asia (1)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9Borneo KauriSumatran Lowland RainforestCorpse FlowerSumatran Lowland RainforestRafflesiaSumatran Lowland RainforestSumatran OrangutanSumatran Lowland RainforestSumatran RhinocerosSumatran Lowland RainforestSumatran TigerSumatran Lowland RainforestSun BearSumatran Lowland RainforestSunda Clouded LeopardSumatran Lowland RainforestTitan ArumSumatran Lowland RainforestConnectionsDemonstratesPollination, Natural Phenomena Well-attested Rafflesia, native to the Sumatran lowland rainforest, is pollinated by carrion flies drawn to the odor of decaying flesh its flowers produce.Source Encyclopaedia Britannicatier 1HostsBorneo Kauri, Species Well-attested Source Agathis borneensis (Wikipedia)Corpse Flower, Species Well-attested Source Corpse Flower (Wikipedia)tier 2Rafflesia, Species Well-attested Source Rafflesia (Wikipedia)tier 2Sumatran Orangutan, Species Well-attested Characteristic canopy-dwelling primate of the Sumatran lowland rainforest.Source Sumatran Lowland Rain Forests (Wikipedia)tier 2Sumatran Rhinoceros, Species Well-attested Critically endangered large mammal characteristic of the Sumatran lowland rainforest.Source Sumatran Lowland Rain Forests (Wikipedia)tier 2Sumatran Tiger, Species Well-attested Characteristic large predator of the Sumatran lowland rainforest per the ecoregion's own species roster.Source Sumatran Lowland Rain Forests (Wikipedia)tier 2Sun Bear, Species Well-attested Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species descriptions for Helarctos malayanusSunda Clouded Leopard, Species Well-attested Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species descriptions for Neofelis diardiTitan Arum, Species Well-attested Source Corpse Flower (Wikipedia)tier 2In BiomeTropical Rainforest, Biomes Well-attested Source World Wildlife FundIn the Other AtlasesFound InIndonesiaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Sumatran Lowland Rain Forests (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaIntroduction sectionIn recent years, illegal logging and human encroachment have put great strain on this ecoregion.Biogeographic realm: indomalayan (derived from location stated in entity description)Hosts: Sumatran Tiger, Fauna sectionHosts: Sumatran Orangutan, Fauna sectionHosts: Sumatran Rhinoceros, Fauna sectionView the SourceWorld Wildlife FundWorld Wildlife FundIn Biome: Tropical RainforestView the SourceEncyclopaedia Britannicatier 1Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Demonstrates: PollinationView the SourceRafflesia (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationHosts: Rafflesia, Wikipedia 'Rafflesia': first documented in the Indonesia rainforest in Bengkulu, SumatraView the SourceCorpse Flower (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationHosts: Titan Arum, Wikipedia 'Amorphophallus titanum': endemic to rainforests on the Indonesian island of Sumatra (Sumatran lowland rainforest)Hosts: Corpse Flower, DistributionA. titanum is endemic to rainforests on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.View the SourceAgathis borneensis (Wikipedia)Hosts: Borneo Kauri, Distribution SumatraQuote, Hosts: Borneo Kauri, Distribution SumatraAgathis borneensis is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.View the SourceGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species descriptions for Neofelis diardiGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Hosts: Sunda Clouded Leopard, Habitat description sumatraQuote, Hosts: Sunda Clouded Leopard, Habitat description sumatralong thought to be strongly associated with primary evergreen tropical rainforest up to about 2000 mView the SourceGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species descriptions for Helarctos malayanusGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Hosts: Sun Bear, Habitat description sumatraQuote, Hosts: Sun Bear, Habitat description sumatraIn Borneo, Sumatra, and peninsular Malaysia, areas with high rainfall throughout the year, they inhabit mainly tropical evergreen dipterocarp rainforest and peat swampsView the SourceTake a Related QuizWetlands, Reefs and Deltas: New EcosystemsCovers this kind of entry.Comments (0)No comments yet. 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