Indie rhinoceros
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indie rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), an aa criwd the greater ane-horned rhinoceros an Indian ane-horned rhinoceros, belangs tae the Rhinocerotidae faimily. Leetit as a vulnerable species, the lairge mammal is primarily foond in north-eastren Indie's Assam an in pertectit auries in the Terai o Nepal, whaur populations are confined tae the riverine grasslands in the fithills o the Himalayas.[2]
Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
Indie rhinoceros[1] | |
---|---|
Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in the Kaziranga Naitional Pairk | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Faimily: | Rhinocerotidae |
Genus: | Rhinoceros |
Species: | R. unicornis |
Binomial name | |
Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Indie rhinoceros range |
Close
The Indian rhinoceros ance ranged throughoot the entire stretch o the Indo-Gangetic Plain, but excessive huntin reduced the naitural habitat drastically. Theday, aboot 3,000 rhinos live in the wild, 2,000 o which are foond in Indie's Assam alone.[3]
It is the fift lairgest land animal.