The members of the genus Rhinoceros are the one-horned rhinoceroses. The word "rhinoceros" is of Greek origin; "rhino" meaning "nose", and "ceros" meaning "horn." The genus contains two species, the Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and the Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus). The Javan Rhinoceros is one of the most endangered large mammals in the world with only 60 indiviuals surviving, in only two known locations: Java (Indonesia) and Vietnam.
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