Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus
| Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | Rhinoceros |
| Species: | R. sondaicus |
| Subspecies: | R. s. annamiticus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus | |
Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus[2] is a subspecies of Rhinoceros sondaicus, distributed in Viet Nam living in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, to both Thai Lan and Malaysia. The term Annamiticus derives from the Annamite name of the Indochinese Mountains in Indochina, part of the distribution of this species, also known as the Javanese Javan rhinoceros or simply Vietnamese rhinoceros for Vietnam. Only this species, the Stieng called them Pai-mhai.
once lived across South China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia. The subspecific annamiticus is derived from the Annamite Mountain Range in Southeast Asia, part of this subspecies' range. In 2006, a single population, estimated at fewer than 12 remaining rhinos, lived in an area of lowland forest in the Cat Tien National Park in Vietnam. Genetic analysis suggested this subspecies and the Indonesian Javan rhinoceros last shared a common ancestor between 300,000 and 2 million years ago.[3][4] The last individual of this population was shot by a poacher in 2010.[5]
References
- ↑ "Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan Rhinoceros)". www.iucnredlist.org.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life : Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus Heude, 1892". www.catalogueoflife.org.
- ↑ van Strien, N.J., Steinmetz, R., Manullang, B., Sectionov, Han, K.H., Isnan, W., Rookmaaker, K., Sumardja, E., Khan, M.K.M. & Ellis, S. 2008. Rhinoceros sondaicus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2
- ↑ Fernando, Prithiviraj; Gert Polet; Nazir Foead; Linda S. Ng; Jennifer Pastorini; Don J. Melnick (June 2006). "Genetic diversity, phylogeny and conservation of the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)". Conservation Genetics. 7 (3): 439–448. doi:10.1007/s10592-006-9139-4.
- ↑ Gersmann, Hanna (October 25, 2011). "Javan rhino driven to extinction in Vietnam, conservationists say". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2011.