Animal

Rhinoceros

At this time I will tell you about rhinoceros or usually known as rhino. Surely many of you already know this animal, because of its uniqueness that is the horn which is located above the mouth,but not only that, rhino has other uniqueness. What are they? will be discussed in this blog

Scienctific classification:

Kingdom : Animalia

Phylum.  : Chordata

Class.       : Mammalia

Order.     : Perristodactyla

Family.    : Rhinocerotidae

Genus.     : Cheratotherium

Species.   : C. simum

Rhino is a large mammal that only exists on 2 continents namely Asia and Africa. There are 5 species of rhino found in the world. 3 of 5 species of rhino are now considered endangered. Rhinos have one or two horns in the middle of the forehead. If there are two, one is located in front of the other (not side by side). The rhino .is a herbivorous animal and has 1.5 - 5 cm thick skin made of collagen. Rhinos have a sense of hearing and a keen sense of smell, but cannot see far. Most rhinos can survive more than 40 years.

Although including herbivores, rhino is a dangerous animal. In India and Nepal, rhinos are the main cause of human death, more than the number caused by tigers and leopards. Rhinos are even known to have attacked tourist elephants.

At present only 5 species of Rhinoceros remain, 2 of which are found in Indonesia. The following types of rhino species are still alive today:

1. White Rhinoceros 

The white rhinoceros is actually grey

2. Black Rhinoceros

The black rhinoceros has a beak shaped lip and is similar in colour to the white rhinoceros

3. Indian Rhinoceros

The Indian rhinoceros has a single horn

4. Javan Rhinoceros

Smaller in size than the Indian rhinoceros, the Javan rhinoceros also has a single horn

5. Sumatran Rhinoceros

The Sumatran rhinoceros is the smallest of the rhino species

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questions
1. What is the genus of the rhinoceros?
2. Mention type of rhino in the world!
3. What is the thickness of the rhino skin?
4. What is the different of Indian Rhinoceros and Javan Rhinoceros?
5. Mention the rhino that has only has one horn!