Name: Rhinocerous

Nick Name: Rhino

Scientific Name: Diceros bicornis (Black Rhino), Ceratotherium simum (White Rhino), Rhinoceros unicornis (Indian Rhino), Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan Rhino), Dicerorhinus sumatrensis (Sumatran Rhino)

African Names: Kifaru (Swahili, Black Rhino)

Height: Sumatran Rhino - 4.5 feet, Javan Rhino - 5 feet, Black Rhino - just over 5 feet, White Rhino - 6 feet, Indian Rhino - over 6 feet

Weight: Sumatran Rhino - 1,300 to 2,000 lbs, Javan Rhino - 2,000 to 5,060 lbs, Black Rhino - 1,750 to 3,000 lbs, White Rhino - 4,000 to 6,000 lbs, Indian Rhino - 4,000 to 6,000 lbs

Life Span: Sumatran Rhino - 35 to 40 years, Javan Rhino - 30 to 40 years, Black Rhino - 30 to 35 years, White Rhino - up to 50 years, Indian Rhino - 30 to 45 years

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Description: Black, white, and sumatran rhinos have two horns. Indian and javan rhinos have one horn.

Habitat: In general, the black and white rhinos live in Africa in grasslands, savannahs and tropical bushlands. The javan rhino lives in Indonesia and Vietnam in tropical rain forests. The Indian Rhino lives in Northern India and Southern Nepal and they mainly inhabit flood-plain grasslands and some woodland. The sumatran rhino live in dense tropical forest mainly in the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia.

Species: 5 species with 11 subspecies. Black and white rhinos live in Africa. Indian, Javan, and Sumatran rhinos live in Asia.

Babies: 1 baby born about every 2 to 4 years

Food: Black and White rhinos eat leaves and branches of trees and shrubs. Javan, Sumatran, and Indian rhinos eat mostly grasses and plants.

Group Name: A crash of rhinos

Endangered: Yes