Mammal
Sumatran rhinoceros Facts Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
- Diet
- In feeding areas, the rhinos will make smaller trails, still covered by vegetation, to areas containing food the rhino eats.
- Lifespan
- Up to 32.8 years (maximum recorded longevity)
Classification
Family: Rhinocerotidae. Order: Perissodactyla.
What Do Sumatran rhinoceroses Eat?
Diet classification: Herbivore. Recorded foods: In feeding areas, the rhinos will make smaller trails, still covered by vegetation, to areas containing food the rhino eats.
Sumatran rhinoceros Conservation Status
Sumatran rhinoceros is listed here as Critically Endangered. Protecting habitat, maintaining healthy prey or food sources, and reducing human pressure are important parts of conserving wild populations.
Quick facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- Up to 32.8 years (maximum recorded longevity)
- Weight
- 1.27 metric tonnes
Fun facts
- Marking their territories is done by scraping soil with their feet, bending saplings into distinctive patterns, and leaving excrement.
- No evidence indicates Sumatran rhinos defend their territories through fighting.
- The ranges of cows appear to be spaced apart; bulls' ranges often overlap.
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