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Rhinos are stocky thick billed mammals.
Rhino Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Perissodactyla
Suborder: Ceratomorpha
Superfamily: Rhinocerotoidea
Family: Rhinocerotidae
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Other Names: Rhinoceros, Rhino, Broad-lipped,
Hook-lipped,
Rhino in Foreign Languages:
Afrikaans: renoster
Arabic: waHiid al-qarn / karkáddan
Basque: errinozero
Belarusian: nasaróh
Bosnian: nosorog
Bulgarian: nosoróg
Catalan: rinoceront
Chinese Mandarin: xiniú
Crimean Tatar: kerkedan
Czech: nosorožec
Danish: nćsehorn
Dutch: neushoorn
Esperanto: rinocero
Estonian: ninasarvik
Finnish: sarvikuono
French: rhinocéros
Georgian: martork'i
German: Nashorn
Greek: rinókeros / rinókeros /
rionkeróntos
Hungarian: rinocérosz
Icelandic: nashyrningur
Indonesian: badak
Irish: srónbheannach
Italian: rinoceronte
Korean: koppulso
Latin: rhinoceros
Lithuanian: raganosis
Macedonian: nósorog
Malay: badak sumbu
Manx: stroineairkagh
Navajo: déélgééd
Nynorsk: nashorn / nashyrning
Ossetian: sykhafyndz
Polish: nosorozec
Portuguese: rinoceronte
Russian: nosoróg
Santali: gandd gaarurr
Roman: nosorog
Slovene: nosorog
Spanish: rinoceronte
Swahili: kifaru
Swedish: noshörning
Tswana: tshukudu
Turkish: gergedan
Ukrainian: nosoríh
Uzbek: karkidon
Vietnamese: tę giác
West Frisian: noashoarn
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Size: Rhinos measure 8 to 13 feet long and they
weigh from 1765 to 5000 lbs. Rhinoceros measure from
4.8 to 7 feet at their shoulders. The smallest rhino
is the Sumatran Rhino measuring 8 to 10 feet long and
weighing 1765 lbs. The White rhino measures 12 to 13
feet in length and weighs 5000 lbs.
Species: There are currently five living species
of Rhinos.
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Rhino Species:
White Rhinoceros - Ceratotherium
simum
Black Rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis
Indian Rhinoceros - Rhinoceros unicornis
Javan Rhinoceros - Rhinoceros sondaicus
Sumatran Rhinoceros - Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
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Habitat: Rhinos are found in Africa, South and
Southeast Asia. Rhinos inhabit open grasslands, floodplains,
swamps and rain forests depending on the species.
Description: Rhinos have a thick, leathery like
skin that is thick and protective. Rhinos have thick
barrel shaped bodies small ears and short thick legs.
Rhinos have distinctive horns on their noses.
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Diet: Rhinos are herbivores. Rhinos eat
vegetation including: grasses, leaves, buds and
shoots of plants, bushes and trees.
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Did You Know?
Javan and Indian rhinos only have one
horn. White, black and Sumatran rhinoceros
have two.
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Senses: Rhinos have poor eyesight and good hearing.
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Communication: Rhinos make a variety
of sounds and vocalizations. A rhinos sounds range
from snorts to squeaks.
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Did You Know?
A rhino's horn is made of keratin (the
same material that makes fingernails
and hair).
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Gestation: Rhinos carry their young for 15 to
16 months.
Birth: A newborn rhino weighs 88 to 140 lbs
at birth, depending on the species.
Sexually Mature: Female rhinos sexually mature
between 5 to 6 years of age. Male rhinos sexually mature
between 7 to 8 years of age.
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Life Span: The average life span of a
rhinoceros is 40 to 45 years. Big cats, crocodiles,
wild dogs, and hyenas can all prey on rhinos.
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Did You Know?
The Javan Rhino is the most critically
endangered mammal on earth - there are
less than 60 individuals surviving and
none in captivity.
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Social Structure: The social behavior of rhinos
vary depending on the species.
Athleticism: Rhinos can run up to 40 miles per
hour.
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