Order Perissodactyla Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 629 636 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus 1758 Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 56 . Type Locality: "Habitat in Africa, India ", now identified as India , Assam , Terai. Vernacular Names: Indian Rhinoceros . Synonyms: Rhinoceros asiaticus Blumenbach 1797 ; Rhinoceros bengalensis Kourist 1970 ; Rhinoceros indicus G. Cuvier 1816 ; Rhinoceros jamrachi Jamrach 1875 ; Rhinoceros stenocephalus Gray 1868 . Distribution: Within the present millennium, Indus Valley ( Pakistan ) east in N India to Assam and N Burma . Survives in India ( Assam , West Bengal ), Nepal , and possibly N Burma . Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered. Discussion: Reviewed by Laurie et al. (1983 , Mammalian Species, 211).