Native Range
Indian rhinoceros
Rhinoceros unicornis
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The mapped biological distribution is supplied by the IUCN Red List and takes precedence over earlier Wild Guide administrative selections.
IUCN Red List
Rhinoceros unicornis
- Taxon ID
- 19496
- Assessment ID
- 18494149
- Spatial data compiled
- 2019
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 2019. Rhinoceros unicornis (spatial data). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025(2). https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on 1 July 2026.
Licence: IUCN Red List Terms and Conditions of Use
View IUCN assessmentCountries covered by this range
Country coverage is derived from where the biological range polygon measurably intersects current administrative boundaries.
Bangladesh
- Presence
- Extant
- Origin
- Native
- Seasonality
- Resident
Bhutan
- Presence
- Extant
- Origin
- Native
- Seasonality
- Resident
China
- Presence
- Extant
- Origin
- Native
- Seasonality
- Resident
India
- Presence
- Extant
- Origin
- Native
- Seasonality
- Resident
Nepal
- Presence
- Extant
- Origin
- Native
- Seasonality
- Resident
Distribution feature
Extant (resident)
- Presence
- Extant
- Origin
- Native
- Seasonality
- Resident
Distribution at country level. Data sensitive
Range overview
The Indian rhinoceros lives primarily in northern India and Nepal.