Are Rhinos Extinct: The Conservation Status of Every Rhino Species. 
Its length stretches 3.1 to 3.2 m (10 to 10.5 ft). The Javan rhino is smaller than the Indian rhinoceros, weighing 900 to 2,300 kg (2,000 to 5,100 lbs). Sondaicus refers to ‘Sunda,’ a name for the Southeastern Asian where Javan rhinos historically lived. Along with the Indian rhinoceros, the Javan rhino is in the genus Rhinoceros, which is Greek for ‘nose’ and ‘horn’ and comprises the two species of one-horned rhinos. The scientific name for the Javan rhinoceros is Rhinoceros sondaicus.
Today, the Javan rhino is found in only a single national park that sits 37 miles (60 km) from an active volcano that’s erupted as recently as December, 2019. Female Javan rhinos often lack a horn or have a small “nub.”. The last mainland Javan rhino was poached in 2010, leaving the subspecies of mainland Javan rhinos extinct. The Javan rhinoceros once roamed from India, to Vietnam, and south to the islands of Indonesia. However, with no poaching of the species reported in more than 25 years at Ujung Kulon, there’s hope for the species’ survival. The Javan rhinoceros is thought to be most closely related to the Indian rhinoceros, both of which only have one horn.Īs of 2019, its estimated just 72 Javan rhinos survive in a single national park named Ujung Kulon on the Indonesian island of Java’s western-most tip. 
The Javan rhinoceros (also known as the lesser one-horned rhinoceros and the Sunda rhinoceros) is a species of rhinoceros native to of Southeast Asia. Limited to just a single national park, the Javan rhino today numbers just 72 individuals in the wild
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