Greater One-horned Rhinoceros vs

Rhinoceros unicornis compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

• Greater One-horned Rhinoceros is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater One-horned Rhinoceros
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Rhinocerotidae (Rhinos)	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Rhinoceros	Pinnularia
Species	Rhinoceros unicornis	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Greater One-horned Rhinoceros

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater One-horned Rhinoceros
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater One-horned Rhinoceros

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.