Javan Rhino: Little Known Facts

They are critically endangered. Once widespread throughout southeast Asia, now they are found only in Java. 

Species Status

There are only 67 Javan rhinos left on Earth. They now only exist in Ujung Kulon National Park in southwest Java, Indonesia.

Critically Endangered

All the 67 remaining Javan rhinos living in the Ujung Kulon National Park in southwest Java have been given a common name - Rawing.

Rawing

The Javan rhino is the smallest among the five living species of rhinoceros across the world.

Smallest Rhino

Rarest Rhino 

Today, it is the rarest of all rhinoceros, and among the rarest of all living animal species, with only one currently known wild population, and no individuals successfully kept in captivity.

Cause of Decline

The decline of the Javan rhinoceros is primarily attributed to poaching, for the males’ horns, which—despite merely being composed of keratin—are highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine.

Longevity & Habitat

The Javan rhinoceros can live around 30–45 years in the wild. It historically inhabited dense lowland rainforest, wet grasslands, and vast floodplains at forest-edges.

Single-Horned Rhino

Like the Indian rhino, the Javan rhinos have a single horn (the other extant species have two horns). Its horn is the smallest of all extant rhinos, usually less than 20 cm (7.9 in) with the longest recorded only 27 cm (11 in). Only bulls have horns.