Rhinoceros unicornis

Linnaeus, 1758

Greater One-horned Rhinoceros

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Perissodactyla
Suborder : Ceratomorpha
Family : Rhinocerotidae
Genus : Rhinoceros

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033867

Original name as described

Rhinoceros unicornis

Other common names

Indian Rhinoceros

Type locality

India, Assam, Terai.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Nepal

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006115

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Rhinoceros stenocephalus

J. E. Gray, 1868

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

stenocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.3.23.4

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1018

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29534460

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Rhinoceros palaeindicus

Falconer & Cautley, 1847

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

palaeindicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:OR 16444

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

pls. 73, 74, 75

Authority publication

Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis

Rhinoceros sivalensis

Falconer & Cautley, 1847

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sivalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:OR 39626

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

pls. 73, 74, 75

Authority publication

Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis

Rhinoceros sinensis

R. Owen, 1870

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:OR 41935

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

424

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39018027

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society

Rhinoceros barinagalensis

Srivastava & Verma, 1972

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

barinagalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

GSIC 18674

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

77

Authority publication

Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India

Rhinoceros jamrachi

Jamrach, 1875

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

jamrachi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros jamrachii

P. L. Sclater, 1877

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

jamrachii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

650

Authority publication

Transactions of the Zoological Society of London

Rhinoceros unicornis bengalensis

Kourist, 1970

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

bengalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

conditional

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

151

Authority publication

Zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros Rugosus

Blumenbach, 1779

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

rugosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44318971

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros unicornis

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

unicornis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033867

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872995) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Lesson (1842:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Ward (1910:463, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:311, 312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  9. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  11. Groves & Grubb (2011:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  12. Groves & Grubb (2011:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19496/18494149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhinoceros asiaticus

Blumenbach, 1797

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

asiaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44308420

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xiii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Rhinoceros indicus

G. Cuvier, 1816

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

239

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1844749

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Jardine (1836:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39772)
  3. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  4. Smith (1842:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  5. Blyth (1863:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Rhinoceros angustirictus

Cautley & Falconer, 1835

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

angustirictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

706

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37189999

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Rhinoceros indicus fossilis

Baker & Durand, 1836

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

486

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Rhinoceros Namadicus

Falconer, 1868

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

namadicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Palaeontological Memoirs

Rhinoceros deccanensis

Foote, 1874

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

deccanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologia Indica

Rhinoceros namadicus

Lydekker, 1876

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

namadicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologia Indica

Rhinoceros plicidens

Koken, 1885

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

plicidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

31-113

Authority publication

Palaeontologische Abhandlungen (1882–1901)

Rhinoceros simplicidens

Koken, 1885

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

simplicidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

31-113

Authority publication

Palaeontologische Abhandlungen (1882–1901)

Rhinoceros deccanensish

Lydekker, 1886

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

deccanensish

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Records of the Geological Survey of India

Rhinoceros kendengindicus

E. Dubois, 1908

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

kendengindicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1259

Authority publication

Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap

Rhinoceros unicornis var. sinensis

Laufer, 1914

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Anthropological Series

Rhinoceros oweni

Ringström, 1927

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

oweni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

1-21

Authority publication

Palaeontologia Sinica

Rhinoceros kagavena

Deraniyagala, 1958

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

kagavena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

122

Authority publication

Colombo

Rhinoceros chiai

Li Youheng, 1979

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

chiai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished

Authority publication

book

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