AnAge entry for Rhinoceros unicornis

Classification (HAGRID: 02647)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Perissodactyla
                Family: Rhinocerotidae
                    Genus: Rhinoceros
Species: Rhinoceros unicornis
Common name: Indian rhinoceros
Synonyms: Rhinoceros asiaticus, Rhinoceros indicus, Rhinoceros jamrachi, Rhinoceros stenocephalus, Rhinoceros rugosus, Rhinoceros unicornis bengalensis

Maximum longevity: 43.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals are estimated to live up to 40 years [0542]. There is one report of one animal living for 47 years in captivity [0434], but this is doubtful. One wild born male was about 43-44 years old when he died in captivity [0671].

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[1005] Atkinson et al. (2002), Repeated chemical immobilization of a captive greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), using combinations of etorphine, detomidine, and ketamine (PubMed)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals