AnAge entry for Rhinoceros sondaicus
Classification (HAGRID: 02646)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Rhinocerotidae
Genus: Rhinoceros
- Species
- Rhinoceros sondaicus
- Common name
- Javan rhinoceros
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild, these animals are estimated to live up to 40 years [0542]. They have lived over 20 years in captivity [0671], but because only a few animals remain little is known about their longevity.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,278 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 502 days
- Weaning
- 548 days
- Litter size
- 1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 0.3
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 1,750,000 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 625004
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 102233
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