![]() sondaicus with the (extinct) subspecies Rhinoceros sondaicus sondaicus.įrom 1965 Rhinoceros sondaicus was considered ‘extremely rare’ within the wild, then from 1986 to 1994 the species was classified as (endangered). Please note the Wikipedia article online has confused the (extanct) R. Rhinoceros sondaicus inermis (extinction was formally recorded back in 1925). ![]() Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus (extinction was formally recorded in 2010, however reports state the very last male was located dead within Viet Nam back in 2011).Rhinoceros sondaicus sondaicus (extinction was formally documented from 1999, however this report needs to be backed up with further historical data to pinpoint an exact extinction and location).Below I have included the “documented dates” of extinctions for the three sub-species to the Javan Rhinoceros. Known as Rhinoceros sondaicus sondaicus, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, and Rhinoceros sondaicus inermis the three sub-species went extinct from 1930-2011. Furthermore the subspecies of the Javan Rhinoceros are all extinct too. Unlike the African black and white rhino, you’d be very lucky to catch a glimpse of this stunning specimen of which is classified as a sub-species of the four extant Rhinoceros and, is nearing complete extinction within the wild. In 1820 he was elected to the Académie Nationale de Médecine. Desmarest was a disciple of Georges Cuvier and Alexandre Brongniart, and in 1815, he succeeded Pierre André Latreille to the professorship of zoology at the École nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort. He was the son of Nicolas Desmarest and father of Anselme Sébastien Léon Desmarest. The Javan Rhinoceros was identified back in 1822 by Dr Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (Ma– June 4, 1838) was a French zoologist and author. This Endangered Species Post (ESP) Monday I have decided to touch up on the current fate of the critically endangered Javan Rhinoceros of which scientists this month caught yet another rare glimpse of this rather elusive beast within their still natural habitat. Endangered Species Monday: Rhinoceros sondaicusĮndangered Species Monday: Rhinoceros sondaicus
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