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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Predicate Object
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 Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
surface form: Asian two-horned rhinoceros

Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sumatran rhino
conservationProgram Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (Way Kambas, Indonesia)
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
diet browser
herbivorous
distinctiveFeature hairy body
smallest living rhinoceros species
two horns
family Rhinocerotidae
firstDescribedBy Johann Fischer von Waldheim NERFINISHED
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
surface form: Myanmar (historically)

Malay Peninsula
surface form: Peninsular Malaysia (historically)

Sumatra
Thailand
surface form: Thailand (historically)
order Perissodactyla
phylum Chordata
rangeTrend decreasing
reproduction single calf per birth
scientificName Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
shoulderHeight 1–1.5 m
socialBehavior mostly solitary
subspecies Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni

Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis (possibly extinct)

Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
poaching
small population size
yearDescribed 1814

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Sumatran rhinoceros commonName Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sumatran rhino
Sumatran rhinoceros commonName Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Asian two-horned rhinoceros
Borneo endangeredSpeciesHabitat Sumatran rhinoceros
Gunung Leuser National Park fauna Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatra hasBiodiversity Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatran rhinoceros scientificName Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Sumatran rhinoceros subspecies Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis
Sumatran rhinoceros subspecies Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni
Sumatran rhinoceros subspecies Sumatran rhinoceros self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis (possibly extinct)