A team of researchers has officially reclassified the Javan rhinoceros, one of the world’s rarest and most elusive large mammals. Previously grouped under the same genus as the Indian rhinoceros ...

The Javan Rhino Working Group was set up in 2011, and is now 12 months into the program. The working group was officially established based on the Ujung Kulon National Park Decree dated 20th May ...

Alarm over the fate of the two rarest rhinoceros species — the Javan and Sumatran rhinos — has prompted Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to announce efforts to preserve the ...

A taxonomic review of the genus Rhinoceros with emphasis on the distinction of Eurhinoceros (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae). ZooKeys, 2025; 1230: 303 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1230.127858 ...

The rhinoceros is a ‘habitat modifier’, meaning that as it walks through the dense Javan rainforest, it establishes trails, controls plant growth, disperses seeds, and fertilizes soil.

Javan rhinoceros, distinguished by their single horn, were once found throughout northeast India and Southeast Asia. They are now among the most threatened of the five rhino species, mainly due to ...