Northern Sumatran rhinoceros
Subspecies of the Sumatran rhino / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The northern Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis), also known as Chittagong rhinoceros or northern hairy rhinoceros, was the most widespread subspecies of Sumatran rhinoceros, as well as the only known subspecies native to mainland Asia.
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Northern Sumatran rhinoceros | |
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A northern Sumatran rhinoceros known as "Jackson" at London Zoo, United Kingdom. (photographed between 1903-1905) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
Genus: | Dicerorhinus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | D. s. lasiotis |
Trinomial name | |
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis (Buckland, 1872) |
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While it has been officially declared as extinct on multiple occasions in early 20th century, it has been reported that small populations might still exist in the wild, such as in Burma and the Malaysian Peninsula, though it is highly doubtful.[2][3] As of 2008, it is considered as "Critically Endangered" by IUCN.[1]