Javan rhinoceros

Also known as lesser one-horned rhinoceros, Sunda rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Javan rhino

species of mammal

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The Javan rhinoceros is a large mammal species found in Southeast Asia that is one of the world's rarest animals, with only a handful of individuals remaining in the wild. It matters because its near extinction represents a critical loss of biodiversity and serves as a stark example of how human activities can push species to the brink of disappearing forever.

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Species

Critically Endangered

Observations: In the wild, these animals are estimated to live up to 40 years (Bernhard Grzimek 1990). They have lived over 20 years in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005), but because only a few animals remain little is known about their longevity.

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The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), also called Javan rhino, Sunda rhinoceros and lesser one-horned rhinoceros is a critically endangered member of the genus Rhinoceros, of the rhinoceros family Rhinocerotidae, and one of the five remaining extant rhinoceros species. It has a plate-like skin with protective folds and is one of the smallest rhinoceros species with a body length of 3.1–3.2 m (10.2–10.5 ft) and a 1.4–1.7 m (4.6–5.6 ft) long tail. The heaviest specimens weigh around 2,300 kg (5,100 lb). Its horn is usually shorter than 25 cm (9.8 in).

Until the mid-19th to about the early 20th century, the Javan rhinoceros had ranged beyond the islands of Java and Sumatra and onto the mainland of Southeast Asia and Indochina, northwest into East India, Bhutan, and the south of China. Today, it is the rarest of all rhinoceroses, and among the rarest of all living animal species, with only one currently known wild population, and no individuals successfully kept in captivity. It is among the rarest large mammals in the world with a population around 74 within Ujung Kulon National Park, at the far western tip of Java, Indonesia.