{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "sumatran-rhinoceros",
  "name": "Sumatran Rhinoceros",
  "scientificName": "Dicerorhinus sumatrensis",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the smallest and hairiest living rhino, a two-horned rainforest species now reduced to fewer than about 80 animals, nearly all on the island of Sumatra. Weighing 500–960 kg (1,100–2,100 lb), it is the closest living relative of the extinct woolly rhinoceros and is Critically Endangered.",
  "conservationStatus": "Critically Endangered",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Perissodactyla",
    "family": "Rhinocerotidae",
    "genus": "Dicerorhinus"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 800,
    "lengthM": 2.8,
    "topSpeedKmh": 40,
    "lifespanYears": 35
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Dicerorhinus sumatrensis"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Leaves, twigs, shoots, fruit, and sapling bark"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Dense lowland and montane rainforest of Sumatra"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "Around 35–40 years"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "500–960 kg (1,100–2,100 lb)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Agile for a rhino — moves fast through steep forest terrain"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Critically Endangered (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Remnant rainforest of Sumatra; formerly across Southeast Asia from India to Borneo.",
    "continents": [
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/sumatran-rhinoceros/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/sumatran-rhinoceros/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}