12.1.7. The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)

♤ It is the smallest and most endangered of the five rhinoceros species.

♤ It is now thought to be regionally extinct in India, though it once occurred in the foothills of the Himalayas and north-east India.

♤ The Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is also believed to be extinct in India and only a small number survive in Java and Vietnam.