Javan rhinoceros
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| phylum | Chordata | The Javan rhinoceros is one of the most endangered large mammals in the world. According to 2002 estimates, only about 60 remain, in Java (Indonesia) and Vietnam. It is also the least known rhino species. Like the closely related, and larger, Indian rhinoceros, the Javan rhino has a single horn. Its hairless, hazy gray skin falls into folds into the shoulder, back, and rump, giving it an armored appearance. The neck folds of the Javan rhinoceros are smaller than those of the Indian rhinoceros, but still form a saddle shape over the shoulder.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Perissodactyla | |
| family | Rhinocerotidae | |
| genus | Rhinoceros | |
| species | R. sondaicus |
