Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis Buckland, 1872:89
Northern Sumatran rhinoceros, Northern hairy rhinoceros, Hairy-eared Sumatran rhinoceros, Chittagong rhinoceros
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Rhinoceros lasiotis Buckland, 1872:89
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1900 or later
IUCN RedList status: "Probably Extinct"
Distribution
Bangaldesh, Bhutan, Northern Burma (Myanmar), India (just eastern Pakistan?) (and Thailand?)
NB: The exact former geographic distribution of this subspecies is uncertain as different sources give the distribution as being composed of different countries.
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
Above: Jackson, a young male at London Zoo. Photographer unknown, dated 1903-1905. Published in Edwards (1996). Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Above: Begum (the holotype), an old female at London Zoo. Photographer unknown, dated c.1890. Published in Edwards (1996:124). Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Other photos can be found in (Edwards, 1996).
References
Original scientific description:
Buckland, F. (1872). A new rhinoceros at the Zoological Gardens. Land and Water, August 10, 1872: 89 .
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