Javan Rhinos

About Javan Rhino

• The Javan rhino, also known as the lesser-one-horned rhino, is the most threatened of the five rhino species.
• Scientific Name: Rhinoceros sondaicus
• Distribution:
• They once lived throughout northeast India and Southeast Asia.
• Today, the entire population of the Javan rhinos is found in the Ujung Kulon National Park on the very western tip of Java, Indonesia. 
• Habitat: They inhabit forests, marshy areas, and regions of thick bush and bamboo.
• Population: In 2020, park managers, relying on camera trap data to identify and track the animals, estimated that no more than 68–74 surviving individuals remained.

Features:

• It is a smaller and lighter relative of the greater one-horned rhino. They can reach a height of 1.7 m (5.6 ft) and weigh up to 2,300 kg (5,070 lb). 
• They have grey or grey-brown skin, almost black when wet, with pink colouring in the folds.
• Similar to the Indian rhino, the Javan rhinoceros has a single horn, unlike the other three species of rhinos, which have two. 
• It has the smallest of horns for all species of rhinoceros measuring less than 20 cm (7.9 in) in length.
• Lifespan: 30 to 45 years in the wild.
• They’re herbivorous, only eating plants.
• They’re solitary animals, except for mating pairs and mothers with young.
• Conservation Status:
• IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

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Source: Indonesia reports a new Javan rhino calf, but population doubts persist