Dicerorhinus

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Dicerorhinus is a genus of rhinoceros that includes the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, the smallest and most primitive living rhino species.

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Label Occurrences
Dicerorhinus canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
class Mammalia
commonName Sumatran rhinoceros
surface form: Sumatran rhinoceros genus
conservationStatusOfGenusMembers critically endangered
describedBy Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger
diet herbivorous
domain Eukarya
surface form: Eukaryota
etymology from Greek di (two), keras (horn), rhinos (nose)
family Rhinocerotidae
habitat montane forest
tropical rainforest
hasCharacteristic forest-dwelling rhinoceros genus
most primitive living rhinoceros lineage
smallest living rhinoceros species in this genus
solitary behavior in wild populations
two horns
hasExtantSpeciesCount 1
hasLivingSpecies Sumatran rhinoceros
surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
hasNotableSpecies Sumatran rhinoceros
historicalRange Southeast Asia
parts of East Asia
parts of South Asia
includesTaxon Sumatran rhinoceros
surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
IUCNStatusOfRepresentativeSpecies Critically Endangered
kingdom Animalia
memberOf Rhinocerotidae
namedAfter Greek words di, keras, rhinos
nativeRange Borneo
Southeast Asia
Sumatra
order Perissodactyla
parentTaxon Rhinocerotidae
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Ceratotherium
Diceros
Rhinoceros
Rhinocerotidae
surface form: Rhinocerotinae
reproduction viviparous
taxonAuthor Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger
taxonRank genus
threat habitat loss
poaching
small population size and fragmentation
typeSpecies Sumatran rhinoceros
surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
yearDescribed 1841

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Sumatran rhinoceros genus Dicerorhinus
Rhinocerotidae includesGenus Dicerorhinus
Ceratotherium relatedTo Dicerorhinus