There are even unconfirmed reports of Sumatran rhinoceros on Lanbi, one of the bigger islands, but this has been widely discredited. Anthony's Pipistrelle (Bat) (Pipistrellus anthonyi). Despite having no proven medicinal value and made of keratin, rhino horn has long been used in traditional medicines but in recent years, it has been incorrectly touted as a cure for ailments ranging from hangovers to treatment for cancer as well as status symbol. It is the smallest rhinoceros, although it is still a large mammal; it stands 112–145 cm high at the shoulder, with a head-and-body length of 2.36–3.18 m and a tail of … The Sumatran and Javan rhinoceros of Southeast Asia are among the most critically endangered large mammals in Southeast Asia, hounded for their relatively small horns that are really just hardened hair. Myanmar also has 6 threatened species of plants in a total of 7,000. (Endemic to Myanmar. A veteran naturalist known for his expertise on the fauna of India’s Northeast has expressed hope that a couple of critically endangered Sumatran rhinos might still be present in India’s neighbourhood, in Myanmar. The northern hairy rhinoceros was declared extinct in India, Bangladesh, China and other countries in the 1920s, and yet again in 1997 in northeast India, though it is claimed that they persist at the Tamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary of Myanmar. Javan rhinoceros is smaller than Indian rhinoceros and is very close to black rhinoceros. A rhinoceros (/ r aɪ ˈ n ɒ s ər ə s /, from Greek rhinokerōs, meaning 'nose-horned', from rhis, meaning 'nose', and keras, meaning 'horn'), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is one of any five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae, as well as any of the numerous extinct species therein.Two of the extant species are native to Africa, and three to Southern Asia. The Sumatran rhinoceros, also known as the hairy rhinoceros or Asian two-horned rhinoceros, is a rare member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant species of rhinoceros. Only 1 available and it's in 2 people's carts. As few as 30 individuals remain in Sumatra, 68 in Java, a handful in Kalimantan, and possibly a few relic stragglers in the borderlands of Myanmar. Nearly 300 mammal species have been recorded in Myanmar, but a number of these have not been seen in recent years, including the Sumatran rhinoceros, Javan rhinoceros and Indian water buffalo. The name rhinoceros comes from the Greek 'pivo', Latin 'rhino', meaning nose, and the Greek 'kepac', Latin 'keras', meaning horn.
5 out of 5 stars (12,820) 12,820 reviews $ 8.00. The Sumatran rhinoceros, scientifically known as Dicerorhinus sumatrensi, has … Javan rhinoceros with head is 2 to 4 meters (6.5 to 13 feet) in length and can … 4,082 talking about this. It is the largest animal in Java and the second largest animal in Indonesia after the Asian elephant. The greater one-horned is slowly recovering thanks to years of succesful conservation efforts but the Sumatran and Javan rhinos remain at great risk. Threatened species include the banteng, pink-headed duck, freshwater sawfish, Sumatran rhinoceros, Siamese crocodile, hawksbill turtle, gaur, and sun bear. Favorite