Rhinoceros - Wikipedia
A rhinoceros (/ raɪˈnɒsərəs /; from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs) 'nose-horned'; from ῥίς (rhis) 'nose' and κέρας (kéras) 'horn'; [1] pl.: rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae; it can also r...
Rhino | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Learn more about the five different species of rhino. Rhinos once roamed many places throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa and were known to early Europeans who depicted them in cave paintings. At the beginning of the 20th century, 500,000 rhinos roamed Africa and Asia. By 1970, rhino numbers dropped to 70,000, and today, around 27,000 rhinos ...
Rhino Species | Learn | Save the Rhino International
Three of the five rhino species are Critically Endangered and two are threatened. Learn more about each species and how you can get involved with rhino conservation.
Species Spotlight: Rhinoceros | Pages | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
There are five species of rhino in the world—two in Africa, and three in Asia. Why are rhinos important to the environment? Rhinos are ecosystem engineers in the places where they live. For example, greater one-horned rhinos help maintain the health of their grassland habitat and the waterholes where they wallow, creating ideal conditions for ...
Rhinoceros | Horn, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月3日 · Rhinoceros, any of five or six species of giant horn-bearing herbivores that include some of the largest living land mammals. Only African and Asian elephants are taller at the shoulder than the largest rhinoceros species—the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis).
White Rhino | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
White rhinos are the second-largest land mammal and their name comes from the Afrikaan’s, a West Germanic language, word “weit” which means wide and refers to the animal’s mouth. Also known as the square-lipped rhinoceros, white rhinos have a square upper lip with almost no hair.
Rhinoceros - WWF
Rhinoceroses are universally recognized by their massive bodies, stumpy legs and either one or two dermal horns. In some species, the horns may be short or not obvious. They are renowned for having poor eyesight, but their senses of smell and hearing are well developed.
Rhino Species | International Rhino FoundationInternational Rhino ...
All rhino species are under threat of extinction, and one – the Sumatran rhino – is on the verge of disappearing. Across the five species there are only about 28,000 of these marvelous creatures are left on Earth. The greatest threats to rhinos are poaching, habitat loss, and for some species, isolated small populations unable to reproduce.
The state of the world's rhino populations - Our World in Data
2022年11月30日 · There are five species of rhino. Africa is home to the White and Black Rhino. The remaining three – the Sumatran, Javan and Indian – exist in Asia. Some of these species have dangerously low population levels. The Sumatran and the Javan Rhino can now only be found in Indonesia.
The 5 Species Of Rhinos - WorldAtlas
2020年12月5日 · Currently, there are five extant species of rhinoceroses of which two are found in Africa and three in Southern Asia. The article discusses these 5 species.
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