The western Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis) is a subspecies of the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) that is native to Sumatra,[2] primarily within these Indonesian national parks: Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Mount Leuser National Park, and its population is partially remaining in Way Kambas National Park.[1] The subspecies went extinct in the Malaysian Peninsula. Its population is limited, with only around 275 rhinos left in the wild, from which they are being threatened by poaching, and occasional habitat loss.[2] A few individuals are being held and bred in captivity within the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary,[3] and in the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.[4]
| Western Sumatran rhinoceros | |
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| An individual at Way Kambas National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | Dicerorhinus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | D. s. sumatrensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis Fischer, 1814
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| Synonyms | |
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• Dicerorhinus sumatrensis niger | |
References
edit- ^ a b Ellis, S. & Talukdar, B. (2020). "Dicerorhinus sumatrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T6553A18493355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T6553A18493355.en. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b "RRC: Sumatran Rhino". www.rhinoresourcecenter.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "IRF". International Rhino Foundation. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ Sheridan, Kerry. "Critically endangered Sumatran rhino pregnant: conservationists". phys.org. Retrieved 2023-05-13.