AnAge entry for Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02279)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Perissodactyla
                Family: Rhinocerotidae
                    Genus: Dicerorhinus
Species: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Common name: Sumatran rhinoceros
Synonyms: Rhinoceros crossii

Maximum longevity: 32.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Though age at sexual maturity is unknown, these animals probably do not reproduce before being 7 years old [0434]. In the wild, it is estimated that they live up to 35 years [0542], but their record longevity in captivity is 32.8 years [0671].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals