By: J. F.
kingdom | Phylum | class | order | family | genus and species| fun facts | work cited
Kingdom: Animalia (Return to top)
Lack cell walls
Heterotrophs
Ingest food
Digest in internal cavity
Specialized tissues
Specialized organs
Phylum: Chordata (Return to top)
Bilateral symmetry
Segmented body
Three germ layers and a well developed colon
Single, dorsal, hollow nerve cord, usually with an enlarged anterior end
Class: Mammlaia (Return to top)
Horns
Molars
Premolars
Hypsodont
Simple stomach
Enlarged celum
Order: Perissodactyln (Return to top)
Hair
Hairy whiskers
Feed newborn with milk
Different teeth
Lower jaw is one bone
Family: Rhinocerotidae (Return to top)
Living rhinoceroses
Ulna and fibula are slightly moveable
Both hind and fore feet are are mesaxonic
Have premolars and molars for grinding
Nasal bones
Genius and Species: Rhinoceros, Rhinoceros Sondaicus (Return to top)
It is truly amazing that rhinoceroses have horns and are herbivores. From the phylum Cordata, The rhinoceros is an amazing vertebrate. The features of a rhino help it survive in its habitat.
Different characteristics make a rhinoceros unique. For example, the average weight of a rhinoceros is 25 tons. This shows that rhinos can conquer over other animals because of the weight. In addition, The average height of a rhino is eighteen feet at shoulder and twenty-seven feet long. This shows that a rhino uses its height as an advantage from predators. In addition, most rhinos have two horns. This shows that rhinos can use their horns as weapons. In conclusion, rhinoceroses use their different characteristics to their advantage.
In order for the rhinoceros to live, it needs special features in the habitat. For example, most rhinos live in savannas. This shows that rhinos need wide open spaces. In addition, they are near abundant water and mud wallows. This shows that rhinoceroses need to stay moist. In addition, some of them live in tropical forests. This shows that rhinos need shade. In conclusion, rhinos can only live in certain areas.
The rhino has physical characteristics that help it survive. We need to protect the rhinoceros' savannas and rainforests because rhinos need those to survive with their characteristics.
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Horns are powerful Ramming everyone in sight Used as a weapon
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Even though the rhinoceros has a horn to attack it is a herbivore (vegetarian)
Most people think that rhinos have one horn but they have two
The skin of a rhino is armor-like
The average life span of a rhino is 40-30 years
The horn of a rhino sells for $60,000 in Asia
Waters, Michael. Rhinoceros
sondaicus. May 2000. University of Michigan. 4 Apr. 2003 <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/rhinoceros/conservation>.
rhinoceros. defenders of wildlife. 4 Apr. 2003 <http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/rhinoceros.html>.
