Sumatran elephant [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Sumatran elephant
The Sumatran elephant ("Elephas maximus sumatranus") is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to the Indonesia island of Sumatra. In 2011, the Sumatran elephant has been classified as critically endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 80% over the last three generations, estimated to be about 75 years. The subspecies is pre-eminently threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, and poaching; over 69% of potential elephant habitat has been lost within the
its restricted distribution, the conservation status of "N. ovata" is listed as Vulnerable on the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Related species.
"Nepenthes ovata" is closely related to a number of other Sumatran highland species, including "N. bongso", "N. densiflora", and "N. singalana". Its distinguishing feature is the glandular appendage on the underside of the lid. This structure is usually hook-shaped, but may vary considerably in morphology.
"Nepenthes ovata" is thought