classifying species
by lauren galtieri
scientific names & common names
sumatran orangutan
- sumatran orangutan is its common name
- pongo abelii is its scientific name
sumatran tiger
sumatran tiger is its common name
panthera tigris sumatrae is its scientific name
what class of species do these animals belong to?
sumatran orangutan
- class is mammalia
sumatran tiger
- class is mammalia
climate and habitat
sumatran orangutan
- they are the largest tree living mammals in the world and so therefore, they live among the trees of the tropical rain forests
sumatran tiger
- they are found on the indonesian island of sumatra
- sumatran tigers habitats consist of wetlands, mountainous forests to lowland forests and grasslands
diet
sumatran orangutan
- they mostly eat fruit, especially durian's which are huge spikey fruits
- they also eat flowers, honey, bark, leaves and insects
sumatran tiger
- these tigers are carnivores and so therefore they will eat anything they see
- they eat fish, crocodiles and fowls
- there most common largest prays are pigs and deers
body temperature
sumatran orangutan
- they come together when they are cold to keep each other warm
- on a cold night, mother tigers and their babies stick together for warmth and pile on top of each other
their social structure
sumatran orangutans
- they make a nest of vegetation every night to sleep in
- they rest in smaller nests during the day
- the females sleep with their babies in these nests
sumatran tiger
- males are more dominate where as some females can be quite fierce when it comes to protecting their babies
- these females could over power the males and get them to leave them alone
- these tigers rome by them selves and go their own ways
- occasionally the males an females will come together to mate but usualy the male has to fight to get his female
- tigers who know how they are related to will share prey together even with the mother and cubs
period of activity
sumatran orangutans
- they are daylight animals and therefore sleep at night
sumatran tigers
- these tigers are awake during day and sleep during night
conversation status
sumatran orangutans are critically endangered.
sumatran tigers are critically endangered.
locomotion
sumatran orangutan
- these orangutans travel by moving from one tree to another
- when they are on the ground they use all fours but they try to avoid coming to the ground the best they can
sumatran tiger
- these tigers move on the ground on all fours
- when they are catching pray, they crouch down gently and quietly then they make their move with a long jump and a fast stride to catch their pray
bibliography
- www.orangutans-sos.org/kids/orangutan_facts
- http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/great_apes/orangutans/
- http://www.zoo.org.au/search/site/sumatran%20orangutan
- http://www.zoo.org.au/melbourne/animals/sumatran-tiger
- http://www.orangutan-world.com/orangutan-anatomy/
- http://www.tigers.org.za/
- perthzoo.wa.gov.au/animals-plants/asia/rainforest/sumatran-tiger/
- http://www.tigers-world.com/tiger-social-structure/
- http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/the-cubs-are-all-right-mum-loves-her-sumatran-rugs-20110514-1enmi.html
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/