Great Indian Rhinoceros
Great Indian RhinocerosGreat Indian RhinocerosGreat Indian RhinocerosGreat Indian Rhinoceros

Great Indian Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros unicornis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
259 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros or Indian rhino, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent. It is the second largest living rhinoceros and the largest in Asia, with adult males weighing 2.07–2.2 t (2.04–2.17 long tons; 2.28–2.43 short tons) and adult females 1.6 t (1.6 long tons; 1.8 short tons). Its thick skin is grey-brown with pinkish skin folds. It has a single horn on its snout that grows up to 57.2–61.6 cm (22.5–24.3 in) long. Its upper legs and shoulders are covered in wart-like bumps, and it is nearly hairless aside from the eyelashes, ear fringes and tail brush. The Indian rhinoceros occurs in the Indo-Gangetic Plain in 12 protected areas in northern India and southern Nepal. Wikipedia →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Great Indian Rhinoceros sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 259 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
90–100
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
90–100
May
90–100
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
90–100
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
80–90%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
40–50%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Indian Rhinoceros in Chitwan National Park?

About 88% of wildlife watchers report a Great Indian Rhinoceros sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 259 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Indian Rhinoceros in Chitwan National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Great Indian Rhinoceros in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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