Western Sumatran rhinoceros

The western Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis) is a subspecies of the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) that is native to Sumatra,[1] 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.[2] 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.[1] 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
An individual at Way Kambas National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Rhinocerotidae
Genus: Dicerorhinus
Species:
D. sumatrensis
Subspecies:
D. s. sumatrensis
Trinomial name
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis
Fischer, 1814
Synonyms

• Dicerorhinus sumatrensis niger

References
  1. "RRC: Sumatran Rhino". www.rhinoresourcecenter.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. IUCN (2019-05-29). "Dicerorhinus sumatrensis: Ellis, S. & Talukdar, B.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T6553A18493355". doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-2.rlts.t6553a18493355.en. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "IRF". International Rhino Foundation. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. Sheridan, Kerry. "Critically endangered Sumatran rhino pregnant: conservationists". phys.org. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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