With an official confirmation about the death of the last Sumatran Rhino, the specimen is now officially extinct in Malaysia.

Iman, the 25-year-old female Sumatran rhino, died on Saturday on the island of Borneo.

Iman died of cancer.

The last male Sumatran Rhino in Malaysia died in May this year.

The Sumatran Rhino is one of the 5 last species of rhinos that are still roaming across all over the world.

Thousands of years ago, the Sumatran Rhino once roamed across Asia, but due to poaching and loss of habitat, they have disappeared from the wild.

5 Facts About The Sumatran Rhino

1. 3 rhino species can be found in Asia today.
2. 2 rhino species can be found in Africa today.
3. The Sumatran Rhino, which is also known as the Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, is the smallest living rhino on our planet.
4. The Sumatran Rhino is closely related to the Woolly Rhinoceros. They went extinct 10 thousand years ago.
5. Around 100 Sumatran Rhinos are left in the wild.

Reports suggest that there are only 100 Sumatran Rhinos left in the wild, this makes the species critically endangered.

According to Sabah State Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister Christine Liew, Iman died at 17:35 local time on November 23, 2019.

Minister Liew said the death of Iman was a natural one.

She added, “Iman was given the very best care and attention since her capture in March 2014 right up to the moment she passed.”

Malaysia also had a breeding program for the species, but so far, the program has failed.

Sumatran Rhinos have been hit really hard by poaching and habitat loss.

Let’s just hope their numbers increase in the incoming years.