southern white rhinoceros

E147977

The southern white rhinoceros is the more numerous subspecies of white rhino, native mainly to southern Africa and known for its large size, square-shaped lips, and grazing lifestyle on open grasslands.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
white rhinoceros 13
southern white rhinoceros canonical 5
southern square-lipped rhinoceros 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf subspecies ⓘ
white rhinoceros ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
averageLifespanInWild about 30 to 40 years ⓘ
bodyLength about 3.4 to 4 meters ⓘ
bodyMass up to about 2400 kilograms ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName southern square-lipped rhinoceros ⓘ
southern white rhino ⓘ
conservationStatus Near Threatened ⓘ
diet grazer ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ
distinguishedFrom northern white rhinoceros ⓘ
family Rhinocerotidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior grazes on grasses ⓘ
frontHornLength up to about 1.5 meters ⓘ
genus Ceratotherium ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 16 months ⓘ
habitat grassland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
hornCount 2 ⓘ
iucnStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
largestPopulationOf white rhinoceros subspecies ⓘ
lipShape square-shaped lips ⓘ
nativeTo Botswana ⓘ
Eswatini ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
southern Africa ⓘ
linked to: Southern Africa
noseType broad square muzzle ⓘ
offspringPerBirth 1 calf ⓘ
order Perissodactyla ⓘ
parentTaxon white rhinoceros ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
populationTrend increasing in some protected areas ⓘ
primaryThreat habitat loss ⓘ
poaching for horn ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
scientificName Ceratotherium simum simum ⓘ
linked to: Ceratotherium
sexualMaturityAge about 10 to 12 years for males ⓘ
about 6 to 7 years for females ⓘ
shoulderHeight about 1.6 to 1.9 meters ⓘ
socialStructure forms groups called crashes ⓘ
semi-social ⓘ
species Ceratotherium simum ⓘ
taxonRank subspecies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

northern white rhinoceros → distinguishedFrom → southern white rhinoceros ⓘ
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park → hasWildlife → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
Matobo National Park → hasWildlife → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
Etosha National Park → hasAnimal → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
southern white rhinoceros → parentTaxon → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
southern white rhinoceros → commonName → southern square-lipped rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
North Carolina Zoo → notableSpecies → southern white rhinoceros ⓘ
Save Valley Conservancy → hasSpecies → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
Crocodile Bridge Gate → hasWildlife → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park → hasSpecies → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
Serengeti Plain area of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay → hasAnimal → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
Marakele National Park → hasFauna → white rhinoceros ⓘ
subject linked to: Maraakele National Park
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
Lapalala Wilderness → hasWildlife → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
Mokala National Park → conservesSpecies → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
C. simum → commonName → white rhino ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
C. simum → subspeciesCommonName → southern white rhinoceros ⓘ
Ceratotherium simum → subspeciesCommonName → southern white rhinoceros ⓘ
Limpopo National Park → hasWildlife → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros
Monarto Safari Park → hasSpecies → southern white rhinoceros ⓘ
iMfolozi Game Reserve → hasSpecies → white rhinoceros ⓘ
linked to: southern white rhinoceros