Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Sumatran Rhinoceros

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Perissodactyla
Suborder : Ceratomorpha
Family : Rhinocerotidae
Genus : Dicerorhinus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Fischer, G. 1814. Zoognosia. Volumen III. Quadrupeda reliqua. Ceti. Monotrymata. Nicolai Sergeidis Vsevolozsky, Moscow, 732 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130074 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130386

Original name as described

Rhinoceros sumatrensis

Other common names

Asiatic Two-horned Rhinoceros · Hairy Rhinoceros

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Sumatra.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006112

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Rhinoceros Crossii

(J. E. Gray, 1855)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

crossii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1854.12.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747663

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Ceratorhinus niger

(J. E. Gray, 1873)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1872.12.31.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/05ce89c3-66d2-4515-acca-fcb4756e37f4

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25121287

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros lasiotis

(Buckland, 1872)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

lasiotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.22.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

89

Authority publication

Land and Water

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Didermocerus sumatrensis harrissoni

(Groves, 1965)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

harrissoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.8.15.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros sumatrensis

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

xiii, 301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130074 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130386

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xiii, 301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130074, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Lesson (1827:331, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  4. Lesson (1842:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Ward (1910:466, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis eugenei

Sody, 1946

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

eugenei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RGM.DUB.662.a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RGM.DUB.662.a

Authority page

151

Authority publication

Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië

Ceratorhinus Blythii

(J. E. Gray, 1873)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

blythii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25121290

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros bicornis Sumatricus

(Bertuch, 1805)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sumatricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority publication

Weimar

Rhinoceros sumatricus

(Wilhelm, 1808)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sumatricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

491

Authority publication

Augsburg

Rhinoceros sumatrensis lasiotis

(J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

lasiotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

466

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016109

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:466, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6553/18493355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni

Grubb, 2005

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

harrissoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

lasiotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros sumatranus

(Raffles, 1821)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sumatranus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755011

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Jardine (1836:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39772)
  2. Smith (1842:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Blyth (1863:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros malayanus

(Newman, 1874)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

malayanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

3949-3952

Authority publication

The Zoologist

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros borniensis

(Hose & McDougall, 1912)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

borniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

3

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros bicornis var. sinensis

(Laufer, 1914)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Anthropological Series

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