Javan rhinoceros
The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is a herbivorous browser that belongs to the order of the Perissodactyla and is one of the three species of rhino native to Asia. Scientists think about 60 are alive.[1]
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A Javan rhinoceros in 1900 | |
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Species: | R. sondaicus
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Rhinoceros sondaicus Desmarest, 1822
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Javan Rhinoceros Media
The Indian rhinoceros pictured here is the species most closely related to the Javan rhinoceros; they are the two members of the type genus Rhinoceros.
Java's Ujung Kulon National Park is the home of all remaining Javan rhinos.
References
- ↑ Setiawan, R.; Gerber, B. D.; Rahmat, U. M.; Daryan, D.; Firdaus, A. Y.; Haryono, M.; Khairani, K. O.; Kurniawan, Y.; Long, B.; Lyet, A.; Muhiban, M. (2018). "Preventing Global Extinction of the Javan Rhino: Tsunami Risk and Future Conservation Direction". Conservation Letters. 11 (1): e12366. doi:10.1111/conl.12366.