Javan rhinoceros




StumbleUpon Toolbar Stumble this page!

Animal of the Day
Subscribe to the
animal of the day
Enter your Email


Powered by FeedBlitz

Top articles


Animals living in the water
Swim with manatees - harmful or helpful?

Pictures of the Javan rhinoceros are copyrighted
by their owners
Some facts about the
Javan rhinoceros

Adult weight : 1750 kg (3850 lbs)

Female maturity :1278 days

Gestation : 502 days

Weaning : 548 days

Litter size : 1

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

Javan rhinoceros

Order : Perissodactyla
Family : Rhinocerotidae
Species : Rhinoceros sondaicus

 

The Javan rhinoceros is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Javan rhinoceros
A young / baby of a Javan rhinoceros is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A Javan rhinoceros group is called a 'crash or herd'.

Facts about the Javan rhinoceros

Geographic Range Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan rhinoceros) is known to reside in only two Southeast Asian locales: Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia, and Cat Tien National Park in Vietnam. (Full text)

Other Comments Rhinoceros sondaicus is also referred to as the lesser one-horned rhinoceros. (Full text)

The Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is one of the rarest and most endangered large mammals anywhere in the world. (Full text)

The Javan Rhinoceros is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)

Binomial name Rhinoceros sondaicus The Javan Rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is one of the rarest and most endangered large mammals anywhere in the world. (Full text)

The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is distinguished by its smaller size, and a different arrangement of the skin-folds (as may be seen by comparing figs. (Full text)

Countries Where the Javan Rhinoceros Is Currently Found: 2004: Known to occur in Indonesia (Java) and Vietnam. (Full text)

A more detailed taxonomical classification of the Javan rhinoceros is given at the bottom. (Full text)

The Java Rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan rhinoceros) is (Full text)

Other descriptions of Javan Rhinoceros Javan Rhinoceros Conservation status: Critical Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Rhinocerotidae Genus: Rhinoceros Species: sondaicus Binomial name Rhinoceros sondaicus Desmarest, 1822 The Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is one of the rarest and most endangered large mammals anywhere in the world. (Full text)

The Vietnamese subspecies of Rhinoceros sondaicus is perhaps the rarest of all rhino taxa (Full text)

The Javan rhinoceros is a very large animal. (Full text)

Javan Rhinoceros Javan Rhinoceros in the news Javan Rhinoceros :Animalia :Chordata :Mammalia :Perissodactyla :Rhinocerotidae :Rhinoceros :sondaicus Binomial name Rhinoceros sondaicusDesmarest, 1822 The Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is one of the rarest and most endangered large mammals anywhere in the world. (Full text)

Google
Contact Us | ©2008 TheWebsiteOfEverything.com | Pictures and facts about the Javan rhinoceros