RHINOCEROTIDAE, Gray, 1821

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2011, Rhinocerotidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 144-181 : 144

Family RHINOCEROTIDAE

(RHINOCEROSES)

• Very large mammals with distinct horns, long ears tipped with hair, three toes, small tail, thick skin, and often with distinct skin folds on body.

• 240-500 cm.

• Afrotropical and Indo-Malayan Regions.

• Tropical montane, lowland, and mangrove forests, short grassland, tall alluvial grassland, savanna, woodland, semi-desert, and scrub.

• 4 genera, 5 species, at least 9 extant taxa .

• 3 species Critically Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; 1 subspecies Extinct in the Wild; 2 subspecies possibly Extinct and 1 subspecies Extinct since 1600.

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4 genera, 5 species, at least 9 extant taxa

• 240-500 cm.

• Afrotropical and Indo-Malayan Regions.