Indian rhinoceros
Rhinoceros unicornis
VulnerablePhoto: Aditya Pal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mammalherbivore
The Indian rhinoceros is a massive, armor-plated mammal found in parts of the Indian subcontinent. It's Asia's largest rhino, with thick grey-brown skin and a single horn on its nose. Its body is covered in bumpy folds that look like patches of armor.
- Males can weigh over 2 tons—as heavy as a small car.
- Its horn grows up to 24 inches long, made of the same material as fingernails.
- Its skin has deep folds that look like puzzle pieces fitted together.
WetlandGrasslandAsia
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Rhinoceros unicornis
- Habitat
- Wetland, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)