
Rhino Species of the World
Black Rhino
Diceros bicornis
2,700 left
Southern and Central Africa
Tropical Bushlands, grassland and savannahs of Africa
800 - 1350 kg
A browser that uses its prehensile upper lip to grasp stems,
branches, twigs and leaves
Two Horns
White Rhino
Ceratotherium simum
10,400 left
Southern and Central Africa
Long and short grass savannahs
1,800 - 3,000kgs
Bulk Grazer
Two horns; neutral grey, almost hairless; square lipped.
Indian Rhino
Rhinoceros unicornis
2,400 left
Northern India, Southern Nepal
Floodplains, Riverine grasslands
1,800 – 2,700kgs
Feeds on grasses, fruits, leaves, tree and shrub branches,
cultivated crops
One horn; brown grey, hairless with armour plated knobbly skin;
upper lip semi prehensile
Javan Rhino
Rhinoceros sondaicus
60 left
Ujung Kulon National Park on the island of Java, Indonesia
Lowland tropical rainforest
900 – 1,400kgs
Mostly a browser but will graze
One horn; grey and hairless with slight armour plating
Sumatran Rhino
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
300 left
Southeast Asia (primarily Indonesia and Malaysia)
Tropical rainforest and mountain moss forest
600 – 800kgs
Feeds on fruit, leaves, twigs and bark
Two horns; red brown coat; sparsely covered with long hair
Black Rhino
Diceros bicornis
2,700 left
Southern and Central Africa
Tropical Bushlands, grassland and savannahs of Africa
800 - 1350 kg
A browser that uses its prehensile upper lip to grasp stems,
branches, twigs and leaves
Two Horns
White Rhino
Ceratotherium simum
10,400 left
Southern and Central Africa
Long and short grass savannahs
1,800 - 3,000kgs
Bulk Grazer
Two horns; neutral grey, almost hairless; square lipped.
Indian Rhino
Rhinoceros unicornis
2,400 left
Northern India, Southern Nepal
Floodplains, Riverine grasslands
1,800 – 2,700kgs
Feeds on grasses, fruits, leaves, tree and shrub branches,
cultivated crops
One horn; brown grey, hairless with armour plated knobbly skin;
upper lip semi prehensile
Javan Rhino
Rhinoceros sondaicus
60 left
Ujung Kulon National Park on the island of Java, Indonesia
Lowland tropical rainforest
900 – 1,400kgs
Mostly a browser but will graze
One horn; grey and hairless with slight armour plating
Sumatran Rhino
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
300 left
Southeast Asia (primarily Indonesia and Malaysia)
Tropical rainforest and mountain moss forest
600 – 800kgs
Feeds on fruit, leaves, twigs and bark
Two horns; red brown coat; sparsely covered with long hair