Sumatran Rhinoceros

Sumatran Rhinoceros
スマトラサイ
Character Data
Romaji		Sumatora sai
Debut		Kemono Friends (2015 Game)
Animal Data
Scientific Name		Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Distribution		Southeast Asia
Diet		Herbivore
Avg. Lifespan		35-40 years
Read More		Sumatran rhinoceros
Conservation

Sumatran Rhinoceros

Nexon Game

The Sumatran Rhinoceros is a type of mammal Friend that appeared in the original Kemono Friends mobile game. She has since been redesigned and has appeared in Kemono Friends Diary.

Appearance

In the new design Sumatran Rhinoceros has burgundy colored hair that fades to black tied into a long ponytail. She wears burgundy armor with fur at the end of it representing the animal's hair. She has burgundy eyebrow and brown eyes. She wears metal burgundy gloves with gray fingers. She has a long weapon with red and white stripes on it's handle with 2 spikes that represent the animal's horns.

In the old design Sumatran Rhinoceros has long yellow hair that fades to gray. She wears a black armor with yellow fur at the end of it representing the animal's hair. She wears long black socks and has dark brown eyes. She has a weapon that represents the animal's horns.

Series Appearances

Appearances In Kemono Friends Media

Media		Role
2015	Nexon Game	↪ Minor character

In Real Life

A Sumatran rhinoceros at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, Indonesia.

Sumatran rhinoceros, also known as the hairy rhinoceros or Asian two-horned rhinoceros, is the smallest member among the five surviving species of rhinoceros. However, it is still a large mammal with should height of 112–145 cm, head-to-body length of 2–3 m and a tail of 35–70 cm. It weighs up to 1,000kg (2,200 lb). It has two horns where the nasal horn measures up to 25 cm and other being a stub. It has a coat of reddish-brown hair over most of its body. Like other rhino species, it has a poor eyesight.

Sumatran rhinoceros are mostly solitary animals but they also communicates through leaving footsteps on soil, twisting saplings into patterns and leaving their own faeces. Their diet includes young saplings, leaves and shoots. They rely on salt licks to obtain necessary minerals that their main diet lacks.

The rhinos once could be found in rainforests, swamps and cloud forests in a few Southeast Asian regions like India, Bhutan, Laos, Thailand and China. Now they are critically endangered due to poaching for their horns and only a few populations inhabits Sumatra and Borneo. As they are solitary and widely scattered across their range, it is hard to determine their number. Researchers have estimated fewer than 100 of them still live in the wild.