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*White or square-lipped rhinoceros ''Ceratotherium simum''
*White or square-lipped rhinoceros ''Ceratotherium simum''
*Black rhinoceros ''Diceros bicornis''
*Black, or hook-lipped rhinoceros ''Diceros bicornis''
*Indian rhinoceros ''Rhinoceros unicornis''
*Greater Indian rhinoceros ''Rhinoceros unicornis''
*Javan rhinoceros ''Rhinoceros sondaicus''
*Javan rhinoceros ''Rhinoceros sondaicus''
*Sumatran rhinoceros ''Dicerorhinus sumatrensis''
*Sumatran rhinoceros ''Dicerorhinus sumatrensis''
A number of extinct varieties are also known, notably the woolly rhinoceros of the [[Ice Age]], a contemporary of the Woolly [[Mammoth]]. Several frozen corpses of this animal have been discovered in the [[Siberia]]n [[permafrost]].
A number of extinct varieties are also known, notably the woolly rhinoceros of the [[Ice Age]], a contemporary of the Woolly [[Mammoth]]. Several frozen corpses of this animal have been discovered in the [[Siberia]]n [[permafrost]].
==Description==
Rhinos are heavy-bodied animals, bearing a barrel-shaped body on stout, pillar-like legs with three-toed hooves. The skin is thick, grey-colored, and except for the Sumatran rhino (which has a thin coat of extensive body hair) nearly hairless; the Indian and Javan rhinos have a folded skin pattern which gives the animals an appearence of being "armored".
At just over 2,000 lbs in weight, the Sumatran rhino is the smallest living species; the white rhino on the other hand has adult bulls which average over 5,000 lbs, with several on record of being over 7,000 lbs.
The head is large and bears the horns for which it is named. The genera ''Rhinoceros'' have a single, large horn; the remaining species have two, of which the front horn is longer. Lacking a bony core, these horns are made entirely of keratin - the same material found in hair and fingernails - which continue to grow throughout life.
[[Category:Odd-toed ungulates]]
[[Category:Odd-toed ungulates]]