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Indian rhinoceros

Order : Perissodactyla
Family : Rhinocerotidae
Species : Rhinoceros unicornis

The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called One-horned rhinoceros, is one of the largest mammals living on solid ground. Just Elephants and the African White rhinoceros are even larger. Males reach lengths of about 3,5 m and weights of 2200 kg. Females are not much smaller but less massive and "just" weigh about 1700 kg. All Rhinoceros species have relatively small eyes but large ears, which can be orientated to different directions. But their most conspicuous markings are their large horns. They are completely different from other structures like antlers of Deer and horns of Cows, Antelopes and other Bovids. While most of the other Rhinoceros species wear two horns, the Indian Rhinoceros wears a single one. Besides the canine teeth of the lower jaw it is used during intraspecific clashes. The skin of the Indian rhinoceros is divided into several areas by wrinkles. These areas appear like parts of an armour plating.

Facts about the Indian rhinoceros

The Indian Rhinoceros is an excellent swimmer. (Full text)

The Indian Rhinoceros or the great one-horned rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, is found in Nepal and in Assam, India. (Full text)

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

The Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, is the second largest rhinoceros and can weigh over 2 tons (1,820 kg). (Full text)

1996 - 2004: Endangered (Criteria: B1+2cde) (IUCN 2004) Countries Where the Indian Rhinoceros Is Currently Found: (Full text)

Rhinoceros unicornis Endangered The biblical unicorn may have been a wild ox, but the great Indian rhinoceros is similar to a unicorn: it has a single horn, usually about 53 cm long, and it is very hard to find, being among the rarest mammals in the world today. (Full text)

Behavior : Rhinoceros unicornis is usually solitary except for females with young. (Full text)

Zoological name: Rhinoceros unicornis Range: The Great Indian Rhinoceros is found in India, Bhutan and Nepal in wildlife sanctuaries in the sub-Himalayan belt. (Full text)

Other descriptions of Indian Rhinoceros Indian Rhinoceros Conservation status: Endangered Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Rhinocerotidae Genus: Rhinoceros Species: unicornis Binomial name Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus, 1758 The Indian Rhinoceros or the great one-horned rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, is found in Nepal and in Assam, India. (Full text)

unicorn may have been a wild ox, but the great Indian rhinoceros is similar to a unicorn: it has a single horn, usually about 53 cm long, and it is very hard to find, being among the rarest mammals in the world today. (Full text)

The scientific name Rhinoceros unicornis is from Greek and Latin, and means, roughly, “one horn upon the nose. (Full text)

Greater Indian RhinocerosRhinoceros unicornis Also Called: Greater Asian Rhinoceros Eating (454 KB)The Greater Indian rhinoceros is one of the largest rhinoceroses. (Full text)

The Wildlife Travels : Indian Wildlife - Indian Rhinoceros Home National Parks Birding Spots Angling Spots Indian Wildlife About Us / Our Team / Contact Us / Image Gallery / Site Map / Indian Wildlife Map Great Indian One - horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicorneThe great Indian Rhinoceros is probably the largest of all living Rhino. (Full text)