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Indian Rhinoceros
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Information
Range India, Nepal
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mammalia
Order Perissodactyla
Family Rhinocerotidae
Genus Rhinoceros
Species Rhinoceros Unicornis
Conservation Status
VUSpecies
Vulnerable

The Indian or greater one-horned rhino is the largest and tallest of all the rhino species. It lives in northern india and southern Nepal and prefers swamps and wetlands to rainforests.

Classification[]

The Indian and Javan Rhino are the only two members of the genus Rhinoceros, because they both have armor-like skin that make them ungulate knights.

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Facts[]

  • Asian rhinos are good swimmers.
  • All Indian and Javan rhino adults have one horn. While the White, Black, and Sumatran Rhino all have two horns.
  • They are the second largest land animal in Asia, after the Asian Elephant.
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