🦏Sumatran rhinoceros
The Sumatran rhinoceros, also known as the Sumatran rhino, hairy rhinoceros or Asian two-horned rhinoceros, is a rare member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant species of rhinoceros; it is the only extant species of the genus Dicerorhinus. It is the smallest rhinoceros, although it is still a large mammal; it stands 112–145 cm (44–57 in) high at the shoulder, with a head-and-body length of 2.36–3.18 m and a tail of 35–70 cm (14–28 in). The weight is reported to range from 500–1,000 kg (1,100–2,200 lb), averaging 700–800 kg (1,540–1,760 lb). Like both African species, it has two horns; the larger is the nasal horn, typically 15–25 cm (5.9–9.8 in), while the other horn is typically a stub. A coat of reddish-brown hair covers most of the Sumatran rhino's body.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2020.
- Body mass
- 1,260 kg
- Body length
- 2.98 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 35 years
Everything we know about the Sumatran rhinoceros
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass1,260 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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Body length2.98 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan35 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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Generation length20 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity7.6 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation236 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 236 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
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Trophic levelHerbivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleNocturnalCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range12 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density14 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l1,260 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Sumatran rhinoceros yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderPerissodactyla
- ›familyRhinocerotidae
- ›genusDicerorhinus
- ›speciesDicerorhinus sumatrensis
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderOdd-toed hoofed animals · Perissodactyla
- familyRhinocerotidae
- genusDicerorhinus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderOdd-toed hoofed animals · Perissodactyla
- familyRhinocerotidae
- genusDicerorhinus
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