| Bornean rhinoceros | |
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| Bornean rhinoceros | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | Dicerorhinus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | D. s. harrissoni
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| Trinomial name | |
| Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni (Groves, 1965)
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The Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), also known as the eastern Sumatran rhinoceros or eastern hairy rhinoceros, is one of three subspecies of Sumatran rhinoceros. The subspecies was feared to be functionally extinct, with only one individual, a female named Pahu, surviving in captivity, and held in the state of Sabah.[1] In April 2015, the Malaysian government declared the Bornean rhinoceros to be extinct in the wild in the Malaysian portion of Borneo. However, in March 2016, a young female rhino was captured in East Kalimantan (in the Indonesian portion of Borneo), providing evidence of their continued existence.[2] The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the subspecies as critically endangered.[3]
- ^ "Officials: Sumatran rhino is extinct in the wild in Sabah". 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Rare Sumatran Rhino Found for First Time in 40 Years". Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ van Strien, N.J.; Manullang, B.; Sectionov, Isnan W.; Khan, M.K.M.; Sumardja, E.; Ellis, S.; Han, K.H.; Boeadi, Payne J. & Bradley Martin, E. (2008). "Dicerorhinus sumatrensis (Sumatran Rhinoceros)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T6553A12787457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T6553A12787457.en.