📷 Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
📷 Axel Tschentscher
📷 Charles J. Sharp
IUCN: Critically Endangered
Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassMammalia›OrderPerissodactyla›FamilyRhinocerotidae›GenusDiceros
About
Black rhinoceroses use a flexible hooked upper lip to browse shrubs and woody plants. They are generally more solitary and wide-ranging than white rhinos, with territories centered on water, mineral licks, and feeding areas. Poaching and habitat pressure caused catastrophic declines, making intensive protection essential.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Savanna, shrubland, desert edges, and dry woodland
🍃Diet Herbivore — leaves, twigs, shoots, and thorny shrubs
📏Size & Weight Body 3–3.75 m; shoulder height 1.4–1.8 m
•weight 800–1,400 kg
⏳Lifespan 30–40 years wild
🗺Range Fragmented populations in eastern and southern Africa
MammalMegafauna
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Savanna, shrubland, desert edges, and dry woodland
🍃Diet Herbivore — leaves, twigs, shoots, and thorny shrubs
📏Size & Weight Body 3–3.75 m; shoulder height 1.4–1.8 m
•weight 800–1,400 kg
⏳Lifespan 30–40 years wild
🗺Range Fragmented populations in eastern and southern Africa
Photo Credits
#1Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
#2Axel Tschentscher · CC BY-SA 4.0
#3Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
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