Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis Vulnerable
Where the Indian rhinoceros lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 251 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rhinos on the world map
| Scientific name | Rhinoceros unicornis |
|---|---|
| Group | Rhinos |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Perissodactyla |
| Family | Rhinocerotidae |
Where does the Indian rhinoceros live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indian rhinoceros in 2 countries and territories across Asia.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Indian rhinoceros endangered?
The Indian rhinoceros’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Indian rhinoceros?
The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is a mammal in the order Perissodactyla and the family Rhinocerotidae, genus Rhinoceros. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Indian rhinoceros
The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros or Indian rhino, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent. It is the second largest living rhinoceros and the largest in Asia, with adult males weighing 2.07–2.2 t (2.04–2.17 long tons; 2.28–2.43 short tons) and adult females 1.6 t (1.6 long tons; 1.8 short tons). Its thick skin is grey-brown with pinkish skin folds. It has a single horn on its snout that grows up to 57.2–61.6 cm (22.5–24.3 in) long. Its upper legs and shoulders are covered in wart-like bumps, and it is nearly hairless aside from the eyelashes, ear fringes and tail brush.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indian rhinoceros (revision 1381073721), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q47910 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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