Javan rhinoceros
Best feature
Their pointed upper lip that can be used to grasp food and bring it to their mouth.
Size
2-4m long and up to 170cm in height.
Javan rhinoceros
Favourite food
Shoots, twigs, young leaves and fallen fruit.
Home
They live in the forest in western Indonesia. They need a good supply of water and mud to wallow in.
Javan rhinoceros
Current population
The Javan rhino is critically endangered, with only around 50 animals in the west of Java.
Biggest threat
Loss of good quality habitat is the main threat to the rhinos. As there is such a small population, disease may also be a problem, and there may not be enough adult pairs left to breed in the future.
That’s a fact!
The Javan rhino is one of the rarest mammals on the planet, with no more than 50 left in the wild and none in captivity.
Watch
Watch some rare footage of a Javan rhino
in this video from our friends at ARKive.