Sumatran Rhinoceros

About this species

Size

112–145cm at the shoulder; head and body 2.36–3.18m; tail 35–70cm

Weight

500–1,000kg, averaging 700–800kg

Habitat

Rainforest, swamps and cloud forest (historically)

Range

Sumatra (historically also Borneo and the Malay Peninsula)

The Sumatran rhinoceros, also called the hairy rhinoceros or Asian two-horned rhinoceros, is a rare member of the rhinoceros family and the only extant species of the genus Dicerorhinus. It is the smallest rhinoceros: it stands 112–145 cm at the shoulder, with a head and body of 2.36–3.18 m and a tail of 35–70 cm, and weighs 500–1,000 kg. It has two horns, the larger nasal horn typically 15–25 cm and the posterior horn usually a stub under 10 cm, both dark grey or black. A coat of reddish-brown hair covers most of the body (Wikipedia, general species account).

The species once inhabited rainforests, swamps and cloud forests across a much wider area of South and Southeast Asia, and is now one of the rarest large mammals, with the account used here describing a small and fragmented remnant (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Sumatra guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)