{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "javan-rhino",
  "name": "Javan Rhino",
  "scientificName": "Rhinoceros sondaicus",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "The Javan rhinoceros is the rarest of all rhino species, with roughly 70 individuals surviving in a single national park on Java, Indonesia. Smaller than the Indian rhino at 900–2,300 kg (2,000–5,000 lb), it has a single horn and nearly hairless grey skin, and is Critically Endangered from historic hunting and tiny range.",
  "conservationStatus": "Critically Endangered",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Perissodactyla",
    "family": "Rhinocerotidae",
    "genus": "Rhinoceros"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 1500,
    "lengthM": 3.2,
    "topSpeedKmh": 30,
    "lifespanYears": 40
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Rhinoceros sondaicus"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Herbivore — shoots, twigs, fallen fruit, and leaves"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Dense tropical rainforest and tall grass in lowland Java"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "30–45 years in the wild"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "900–2,300 kg (2,000–5,000 lb); males larger"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Up to 30 km/h (19 mph) in short charge"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Critically Endangered (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Critically endangered remnant population in Ujung Kulon National Park at the western tip of Java, Indonesia — extinct in its former range across Southeast Asia, India, and Vietnam.",
    "continents": [
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Rhinoceros sondaicus.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Rhinoceros%20sondaicus&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Rhinoceros sondaicus. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Rhinoceros_sondaicus/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Wikipedia — Javan Rhino.",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_rhinoceros"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/javan-rhino/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/javan-rhino/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}