Sumatran rhinoceros

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The Sumatran rhinoceros is a critically endangered, small and hairy rhino species native to Southeast Asian forests, known as the most threatened of all living rhinoceroses.

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instanceOf critically endangered species
mammal
rhinoceros species
activityPattern mostly crepuscular
averageLifespanInWild 30–45 years
bodyLength 2.5–3 m
bodyMass 500–800 kg
breeding captive breeding programs exist
class Mammalia
commonName Asian two-horned rhinoceros
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Sumatran rhino
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conservationProgram Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (Way Kambas, Indonesia)
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
diet browser
herbivorous
distinctiveFeature hairy body
smallest living rhinoceros species
two horns
family Rhinocerotidae
firstDescribedBy Johann Fischer von Waldheim
genus Dicerorhinus
gestationPeriod approximately 15–16 months
habitat montane forest
peat swamp forest
tropical rainforest
IUCNRedListCategory CR
IUCNStatus Critically Endangered
kingdom Animalia
mostThreatenedAmong living rhinoceros species
nativeTo Borneo
Myanmar (historically)
linked to: Myanmar

Peninsular Malaysia (historically)
linked to: Malay Peninsula

Sumatra
Thailand (historically)
linked to: Thailand
order Perissodactyla
phylum Chordata
rangeTrend decreasing
reproduction single calf per birth
scientificName Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
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shoulderHeight 1–1.5 m
socialBehavior mostly solitary
subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni
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Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis (possibly extinct)
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Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis
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taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
poaching
small population size
yearDescribed 1814

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Borneo endangeredSpeciesHabitat Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatra hasBiodiversity Sumatran rhinoceros
Gunung Leuser National Park fauna Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatran rhinoceros scientificName Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
linked to: Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatran rhinoceros commonName Sumatran rhino
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Sumatran rhinoceros commonName Asian two-horned rhinoceros
linked to: Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatran rhinoceros subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis
linked to: Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatran rhinoceros subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni
linked to: Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatran rhinoceros subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis (possibly extinct)
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Rhinocerotidae includesTaxon Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
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Dicerorhinus typeSpecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
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Dicerorhinus includesTaxon Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
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Dicerorhinus commonName Sumatran rhinoceros genus
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Dicerorhinus hasLivingSpecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
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Dicerorhinus hasNotableSpecies Sumatran rhinoceros
Kerinci Seblat National Park fauna Sumatran rhinoceros