Indian rhinoceros  (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Facts

Also known as:great Indian one-horned rhinoceros
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Perissodactyla
Family Rhinocerotidae
Genus Rhinoceros (1)
Size Head-body length: 310 – 380 cm (2)
Shoulder height: 148 – 186 cm (2)
Weight of female: 1,600 kg (2)
Weight of male: 2,200 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).