~JAVAN RHINO~
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family Rhinocerotidae
Genus: Rhinoceros
Species: R. sondaicus
Binomial name: Rhinoceros sondaicus
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
It has one horn and prominent folds in the skin, similar to the Indian rhino. The horn grows onto a roughened area of the skull.The Javan rhinoceros ("rhino") weighs 1500 - 2000 kg (3200 - 4400 lb) and has a length of 3 - 3.5 m (10 - 11').The Javan rhino is hairless except for its ears and tail tip. Its thick gray skin is divided by deep folds to make a "saddle" over the neck.
CRITICALLY ENDAGERED:
The Javan Rhino is the rarest of the rhino species with fewer than 50 animals surviving in only two known locations: one in Indonesia (approximately 37-44 animals) and the other in Vietnam (fewer than four individuals). In Indonesia, Javan rhinos live only in Java’s Ujung Kulon National Park,
GESTATION PERIOD:
The mothers probably give birth to one calf every 1-3 years.
SEXUAL MATURITY:
Females reach sexual maturity between 5 and 7 years of age; males mature at approximately 10 years of age.
DIET:
The Javan rhino appears to be a more adaptable feeder than other extant rhino species: in the tropical rain forest where the species now survives, it is a pure browser, but possibly was a mixed feeder (both browse and grass) in other parts of its historic range where the species is generally believed to have occupied more lowland areas, especially along watercourses.
HABITAT:
The Javan Rhino primarily inhabits dense lowland rain forests, tall grass and reed beds that are plentiful with rivers, large floodplains, or wet areas with many mud wallows. Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broad leaf Forests
DISTRIBUTION:
Western Indonesia, Eastern Indochina This map shows the distribution of javan rhino.
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Perissodactyla
Family Rhinocerotidae
Genus: Rhinoceros
Species: R. sondaicus
Binomial name: Rhinoceros sondaicus
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
It has one horn and prominent folds in the skin, similar to the Indian rhino. The horn grows onto a roughened area of the skull.The Javan rhinoceros ("rhino") weighs 1500 - 2000 kg (3200 - 4400 lb) and has a length of 3 - 3.5 m (10 - 11').The Javan rhino is hairless except for its ears and tail tip. Its thick gray skin is divided by deep folds to make a "saddle" over the neck.
CRITICALLY ENDAGERED:
The Javan Rhino is the rarest of the rhino species with fewer than 50 animals surviving in only two known locations: one in Indonesia (approximately 37-44 animals) and the other in Vietnam (fewer than four individuals). In Indonesia, Javan rhinos live only in Java’s Ujung Kulon National Park,
GESTATION PERIOD:
The mothers probably give birth to one calf every 1-3 years.
SEXUAL MATURITY:
Females reach sexual maturity between 5 and 7 years of age; males mature at approximately 10 years of age.
DIET:
The Javan rhino appears to be a more adaptable feeder than other extant rhino species: in the tropical rain forest where the species now survives, it is a pure browser, but possibly was a mixed feeder (both browse and grass) in other parts of its historic range where the species is generally believed to have occupied more lowland areas, especially along watercourses.
HABITAT:
The Javan Rhino primarily inhabits dense lowland rain forests, tall grass and reed beds that are plentiful with rivers, large floodplains, or wet areas with many mud wallows. Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broad leaf Forests
DISTRIBUTION:
Western Indonesia, Eastern Indochina This map shows the distribution of javan rhino.
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