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title: "Rinoceronte-indiano"
description: "Rhinoceros unicornis — Mamíferos. The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros or Indian rhino, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/indian-rhinoceros
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rinoceronte-indiano

> Rhinoceros unicornis — Mamíferos. The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros or Indian rhino, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent.

- Scientific name: *Rhinoceros unicornis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 2269
- Wikidata: [Q47910](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47910)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43345](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43345)

## Names

- en: Indian Rhinoceros
- de: Panzernashorn
- es: Rinoceronte Indio
- fr: Rhinocéros Indien
- nl: Indische neushoorn
- pt: Rinoceronte-indiano
- pl: Nosorożec indyjski

## Countries with the most observations

NP (882), IN (783)

## Summary

The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros or Indian rhino, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent. It is the second largest living rhinoceros and the largest in Asia, with adult males weighing 2.07–2.2 t (2.04–2.17 long tons; 2.28–2.43 short tons) and adult females 1.6 t (1.6 long tons; 1.8 short tons). Its thick skin is grey-brown with pinkish skin folds. It has a single horn on its snout that grows up to 57.2–61.6 cm (22.5–24.3 in) long. Its upper legs and shoulders are covered in wart-like bumps, and it is nearly hairless…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_rhinoceros

## Photo

![Rinoceronte-indiano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-rhinoceros/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Kenrick Gibson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144257125

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-rhinoceros?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).