Family Rhinocerotidae

Animals in the family Rhinocerotidae on Global Animal Guide. The guide features 6 species in this family — each profile answers the most-searched questions first.

Indian rhinoceros with single horn and armour-plated skin grazing in tall grass

Vulnerable

Mammal

Indian Rhinoceros

The armour-plated one-horned giant

White rhinoceros standing on an African plain at golden hour

Near Threatened

Mammal

Rhinoceros

The armored giant with a horn of keratin

Critically Endangered

Mammal

Black Rhinoceros

Africa's hook-lipped browser in crisis

White rhinoceros grazing on open African savanna grassland

Near Threatened

Mammal

White Rhinoceros

The square-lipped giant of African grasslands

Sumatran rhinoceros with reddish-brown hairy skin and two horns in rainforest wallow

Critically Endangered

Mammal

Sumatran Rhinoceros

The smallest, hairiest — and rarest — rhino

Javan rhinoceros browsing in tropical rainforest undergrowth

Critically Endangered

Mammal

Javan Rhino

The rarest rhino on Earth