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 | |
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.