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Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Rhinoceros sondaicus was named by Desmarest (1822). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Rhinoceros sondaicus Desmarest
2011Rhinoceros sondaicus Deng et al. p. 1287
2016Rhinoceros sondaicus Pandolfi and Maiorino

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
RankNameAuthor
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyRhinocerotinae
tribeRhinocerotini
genusRhinoceros
speciessondaicusDesmarest 1822

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rhinoceros sondaicus Desmarest 1822 [Javan rhinoceros]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:10:07
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:10:41
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia Rhinoceros sondaicus (93522)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) Rhinoceros sondaicus (143885)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Indonesia (Jawa Timur) Rhinoceros sondaicus (93521)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia Rhinoceros sondaicus (93524)