A new genus "Eurhinoceros" has been proposed for the Javan Rhino:
A taxonomic review of the genus Rhinoceros with emphasis on the distinction of Eurhinoceros (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae)
Happy World Rhino Day!!!!!
This year marks the bicentennial of the Javan Rhino. First described by Anselme Desmarest in 1822 from a specimen originating from Java sent to France's National Museum of Natural History by Alfred Duvaucel and Pierre Medard Diard this species was once the most...