![]() ![]() The species is critically endangered, with only one known population in the wild, and no individuals in captivity. Once the most widespread of Asian rhinoceroses, the Javan rhinoceros ranged from the islands of Java and Sumatra, throughout Southeast Asia, and into India and China. ![]() Only adult males have horns females lack them altogether. Its horn is usually shorter than, and is smaller than those of the other rhino species. It belongs to the same genus as the Indian rhinoceros, and has similar mosaicked, armour-like skin, but at in length and in height, it is smaller (closer in size to the black rhinoceros of the genus Diceros). ![]() The Javan rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros sondaicus), also known as the Sunda rhinoceros or lesser one-horned rhinoceros, is a very rare member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses.
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