Javan rhinoceros

Living species

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Javan rhinoceros, photo by Emőke Dénes — Photo: Emőke Dénes·source·CC BY-SA 4.0

Taxonomy

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Chordata
class: Mammalia
order: Perissodactyla
family: Rhinocerotidae
genus: Rhinoceros
species: Rhinoceros sondaicus

Where and when

Range: Ujung Kulon National Park, western Java, Indonesia
Habitat: Lowland tropical rainforest and dense alluvial forest near water and wallows.
Lived: Living today

Facts

Range: The last known wild population survives in Ujung Kulon National Park on the Indonesian island of Java.
Source
Feeding: Javan rhinos browse leaves, shoots, twigs, and fallen fruit in dense forest.
Source

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