Though way back when you could find rhinos in Europe (as evidenced by cave paintings), the animals now live exclusively in Africa and Asia. They live in diverse habitats like grasslands, savannas, tropical forests and deserts.
As you probably guessed from their name, the Indian rhino live in the Indian subcontinent, where they once thrived in the Himalayas . Yes, really. You can still find some in the Indo-Nepali region of Terai. They also inhabit northern West Bengal and Assam.
Similarly, Sumatran and Javan rhinos live in the Indonesian islands that give the species their names. They both used to inhabit a wide range of South and Southeast Asia, but were hunted to extinction almost everywhere except on the islands. Sumatran rhinos can still be found in some parts of Malaysia.
Black and white rhinos live exclusively in Africa. You can find southern white rhinos in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda. (As we’ve said, there are no northern white rhinos in the wild anymore, though they used to roam central Africa.)
The historical range of the black rhino was huge, spanning several regions of east, west and central Africa. Not too long ago, you could’ve found them as far north as Sudan and as far south as Zambia. As a critically endangered species, however, it is now only found in protected areas around the continent.
