Site Name : PULAU SIMEULUE
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
2 44 55 N Logitude : 95 51 50
Altitude :
0 to 332 metres
Area :
25000 ha Wetlands: 1000 ha
Status : NULL
Legislation : NULL
Tenure : Government of Indonesia
Province :  
  Site Description  
  An island with lowland and hill forests and about 1,000 ha of mangrove forests. It has a freshwater lake and a distinctive fauna including some endemic species and subspecies eg. Sus celebensis minus (dwarf pig). The reserve is characterised by a series of north-west to south-east aligned hills. Narrow plains are common along the coast and often extend for short distances along river valleys. The largest being at Layabaung in the north east. Coral reefs and small islands occur off the irregular northern coast, while to the south the Indian ocean has formed a series of low sandy beaches. Principal vegetation: Mangrove.  
  Site Location  
  Pulau Simeulue is the most northern major island of the west coast of Sumatra and lies between 75km and 135km to the west of the mainland coast. The proposed boundary circumvents the northern hills, excluding the narrow plains along the coast. Pulau Simeulue lies within the administrative province of Aceh.  
  Special Memmo  
  NULL  
  List of Birds (98 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Accipiter gularis App II
Accipiter soloensis App II
Acrocephalus orientalis
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Aerodramus maximus
Aethopyga siparaja
Alcedo atthis
Alcedo meninting
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Anthreptes malacensis
Anthus rufulus
Aplonis panayensis
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Ardeola bacchus
Arenaria interpres
Butorides striatus
Cacomantis sepulcralis
Calidris ruficollis
Caloenas nicobarica Lower Risk App I
Ceyx erithacus
Chalcophaps indica
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius mongolus
Charadrius peronii Lower Risk
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Cisticola juncidis
Collocalia esculenta
Columba argentina Vulnerable
Copsychus malabaricus
Copsychus saularis
Coracina fimbriata
Coracina striata
Corvus enca
Cuculus saturatus
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Dendronanthus indicus
Dicaeum cruentatum
Dicaeum trigonostigma
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Dicrurus paradiseus
Dryocopus javensis
Ducula aenea
Ducula bicolor
Egretta sacra
Eudynamis scolopacea
Eurostopodus macrotis
Eurystomus orientalis
Falco peregrinus App I
Gallinago stenura
Gallirallus striatus
Gracula religiosa
Halcyon coromanda
Halcyon pileata
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Haliastur indus App II
Hemiprocne longipennis
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Hypothymis azurea
Lanius tigrinus
Locustella certhiola
Lonchura maja
Loriculus galgulus App II
Macropygia emiliana
Macropygia ruficeps
Merops leschenaulti
Merops philippinus
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla flava
Nectarinia calcostetha
Nectarinia sperata
Numenius phaeopus
Oriolus chinensis
Otus umbra App II
Pachycephala grisola
Pandion haliaetus App II
Pelargopsis capensis
Pericrocotus flammeus
Pericrocotus igneus
Pluvialis fulva
Porzana cinerea
Psittacula alexandri App II
Psittinus cyanurus Lower Risk App II
Pycnonotus atriceps
Pycnonotus plumosus
Sitta frontalis
Spizaetus alboniger App II
Spizaetus cirrhatus App II
Sterna dougallii
Sturnus sturninus
Terpsiphone paradisi
Treron curvirostra
Treron vernans
Tringa glareola
Tringa hypoleucos
Tringa nebularia
Tringa totanus
  List of Mammals (16 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Bubalus bubalis
Cynopterus horsfieldii
Dugong dugon Vulnerable App I
Emballonura monticola
Hipposideros larvatus
Macaca fascicularis Lower Risk App II
Macroglossus minimus
Megaderma spasma
Myotis muricola
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Vulnerable
Pteropus hypomelanus App II
Rattus exulans
Rattus rattus
Rattus tiomanicus
Rhinolophus affinis
Sus celebensis
 
  List of Fish (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Crustaceans (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Mollusks (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Amphibians (5 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Bufo melanostictus
Polypedatus leucomystax
Rana erythraea
Rana hosii
Rana nicobariensis
  List of Reptiles (37 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Ahaetulla prasina
Aphaniotis acutirostris
Aphaniotis fusca
Boiga nigriceps
Bronchocela cristatella
Calamaria modesta
Cerberus rynchops
Chelonia mydas Endengered App I
Cnemaspis kandianus
Crocodylus porosus Vulnerable App II
Cuora amboinensis
Cyrtodactylus marmoratus
Dasia olivacea
Dermochelys coriacea Critically Endengered App I
Draco volans
Elaphe flavolineata
Emoia atrocostata
Enhydris albomaculata
Eretmochelys imbricata Critically Endengered App I
Gekko monarchus
Hemidactylus frenatus
Hemiphyllodactylus typus
Lipinia relicta
Lycodon subcinctus
Mabuya multifasciata
Mabuya rugifera
Ophiophagus hannah App II
Psammodynastes pictus
Ptychozoon kuhli
Python reticulatus App II
Rhabdophis chrysargos
Trimeresurus brongersmai
Trimeresurus hageni
Trimeresurus puniceus
Trimeresurus sumatranus
Varanus salvator App II
Xenopeltis unicolor
  List of Vegetations (7 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Ardisia sp.
Baccaurea sp.
Blumeodendron tokbrai
Dipterocarpus grandiflorus
Eugenia sp.
Shorea glauca
Vatica sp.