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Greater One-horned Rhino

VU

Rhinoceros unicornis

Status

Vulnerable

Population

752 in Nepal (2021 census), ~4,000 globally

Trend

↑Increasing

Group

Mammals

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Data Source

2025-2

Threat Summary

Poaching for horn (used in traditional medicine), habitat loss from encroachment of agricultural land into floodplain grasslands, and flooding events that push rhinos outside protected areas into human-wildlife conflict situations. Nepal's anti-poaching model — combining the Nepal Army, community-based anti-poaching units, and DNA databases — has dramatically reduced poaching. Threats are decreasing.

Source: 2025-2

Threats (2)

Agricultural encroachment into floodplains

Code: 2.1 · Severity: Slow · Scope: Minority

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping — horn trade

Code: 5.1.1 · Severity: Rapid · Scope: Whole

Ongoing
Habitats (2)

Forest — Subtropical/Tropical Swamp

Code: 1.8 · Suitable

Grassland — Subtropical/Tropical Dry (alluvial floodplain)

Code: 4.5 · Suitable · Major importance

Countries (2)
INIndiaNPNepal
Conservation Actions (0)

No conservation action data available

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Perissodactyla

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Genus

Rhinoceros