Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni

(Groves, 1965)

Vernacular names
English : Sumatran rhinoceros
French : Rhinocéros de Sumatra

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Perissodactyla
Family : Rhinocerotidae
Notes : 2 other subspecies known.

Identification
Body length of 318 cm, shoulder height of 150 cm, weight up to 950 kg. Smallest rhinoceros species, only Asian rhino with two small horns. Skin reddish-brown with long black-brown hairs around body. Small skin folds around flanks.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in Indonesia and Malaysia (Borneo) and formerly in mainland south-east Asia. This subspecies is endemic to Borneo. Lives in all kinds of forests, near clearings or edges, even in plantations.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
CITES : Appendix I
Status : The species is critically endangered by hunting and global loss of habitat. This subspecies is almost extinct with less than 10 specimens known.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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