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Bornean rhinoceros

Mammals

The Bornean rhinoceros is a subspecies of the Sumatran rhinoceros, scientifically named Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, and is the smallest living rhinoceros. Adults weigh 600 to 950 kilograms, stand 1 to 1.5 meters tall, and measure 2 to 3 meters in body length. It has darker skin than other Sumatran rhino subspecies, fringed ears, wrinkles around the eyes, and a prehensile lip. Once found across most of Borneo, it now survives only in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, after the wild population in Sabah, Malaysia was declared extinct in 2015. Fewer than 15 individuals remain in fragmented wild populations, and the IUCN lists the subspecies as Critically Endangered. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni 4
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Rhinocerotidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Bornean rhinoceros

In Biome

Source Bornean rhinoceros (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts crop pest
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • In Ecosystem: Borneo Rainforest, Habitat
    Sumatran rhinoceroses live in upland forests around Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, at elevations up to 2,000 m above sea level.
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2. Bornean rhinoceros (Wikipedia)
  • Habitat and distribution
    Today, all subspecies of Sumatran rhinoceros, including the Bornean rhinoceros, live in hot, humid closed canopy rainforest.
  • Infobox: status
    CR
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. Wikipedia: Bornean rhinoceros
WikipediaWikidata Q15487139 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
Sumatran Rhinoceros (Wikipedia)
Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix IView the Source
Wikidata: Bornean rhinoceros
Child Taxon Of: Rhinocerotidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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