Sumatran rhinoceros

Sumatran rhinoceros

Order : Perissodactyla
Family : Rhinocerotidae
Genus : Dicerorhinus

Facts about the genus Dicerorhinus, the Sumatran rhinoceros

Binomial name Dicerorhinus sumatrensis(Fischer, 1814) The Sumatran Rhinoceros is the smallest extant rhinoceros species, as well as the one with the most fur. (Full text)

The leathery hideof the Sumatran rhinoceros is gray-brown in colour, and is folded into armour-like plates. (Full text)

The Sumatran Rhino, Dicerorhinus, is the last representative (Full text)

The Sumatran Rhinoceros is found in dense forests, mountain moss forests, and hilly areas close to water beds. (Full text)

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis (Fischer, 1814) The Sumatran Rhinoceros is the smallest extant rhinoceros species, as (Full text)

Countries Where the Sumatran Rhinoceros Is Currently Found: 2004: Occurs in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. (Full text)

The Sumatran Rhinoceros is a beautiful animal. (Full text)

back to topBiology Sumatran rhinoceros are a solitary and secretive species (5). (Full text)

The Sumatran rhinoceros is a small, hairy rhinoceros which survives in limited numbers in pockets of Indonesian and Malaysian rain forests. (Full text)

Species unique to this region such as the orang utan and Sumatran rhinoceros are also found in scattered forests on the east coast of Sabah. (Full text)

All but the Sumatran rhinoceros are virtually hairless except for the tip of the tail and a fringe on the ears. (Full text)

All but the Sumatran rhinoceros are virtually hairless except for the tip of the tail and a fringe on the ears. (Full text)

In fact, the incisors of the Indian and Sumatran rhinoceros are its main means of defense, much more dangerous than the horn on the nose. (Full text)

Unique among rhinos, the Sumatran rhinoceros is covered with a conspicuous coat of coarse, reddish brown hair. (Full text)