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The body weight of the adult rhinoceros ranges between 600-950 kg.Īccording to the IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species, the total population is estimated at between 220 to 275 individuals. The body length of adult animals ranges from 2-3 meters with a height of 1 – 1.5 meters. Along with the growth to maturity the hair is getting less and the color is often turning to black.
SUMATRAN RHINOCEROS SKIN
The young Sumatran Rhinoceros skin is normally covered by reddish brown dense hair. The length of the front horn typically ranges between 25-80 cm, while the rear horn is usually relatively short and no more than 10 cm. Other characteristics are the large ears, grayish brown or reddish skin – mostly covered by hair and wrinkles around the eyes.
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The Sumatran rhinoceros is also known to have the highest number of hair all over the body compare to other sub-species of rhinos in the world, so it is often called the hairy rhino. Sumatra Rhinoceros, is the only Asian rhinos that have two horns. Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Presently, the subspecies occurs only in parts of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia (Foose et al., 1997). Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis formerly occurred in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra (Indonesia). The subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni formerly occurred throughout the island of Borneo.Ĭurrently, the species occurs only in Sabah (Malaysia), although a few individuals may still survive in Sarawak (Malaysia) and Kalimantan (Indonesia) (Meyaard, 1986). The subspecies is extinct in the three former countries, but there is a possibility that populations remain in northern Myanmar. The subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis formerly occurred in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar (Nowak, 1999). Sumatran Rhinoceros ( Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is actually the traditional name of three sub-species of rhinoceros: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, and Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis. As the name suggests, the rhino is one of the unique animals which exist in the island of Sumatra, even though historical distribution was believed to occur from the foothills of the Himalayas in Bhutan and north-eastern India, through southern China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam and the Malay Peninsula, and onto the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia (Foose et al., 1997 Grubb, 2005). Expansion on TFCA-Sumatra Program will include protection of one of the most endangered species on earth Sumatran Rhinoceros.