White rhinoceros
species of mammal
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Summary
White rhinoceros is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,746 views/month, #481 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4]
- Parent taxon: Ceratotherium[5]
- Taxon name: Ceratotherium simum[6]
- Commons category: Ceratotherium simum[7]
- Has part(s): Northern white rhinoceros[8], Southern white rhinoceros[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ceratotherium simum[10]
- Commons gallery: Ceratotherium simum[11]
- Main food source: grass[12]
- Original combination: Rhinoceros simus[13]
- Taxon common name: White rhinoceros[14], Witrenoster[15], Breitmaulnashorn[16], Rinoceronte blanco[17], Leveähuulisarvikuono[18], Rhinocéros blanc[19], シロサイ[20], Nosorożec biały[21], Rinoceronte-branco[22], Білий носоріг[23], 白犀牛[24], Rinoceronte Blanco del Norte[25], Rhinocéros blanc du Nord[26], Northern White Rhinoceros[27]
- Gestation period: 490 day[28]
- Longest observed lifespan: 45 years[29]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Ceratotherium_simum[30]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[31]
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Identifiers
White rhinoceros's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43348[32]. White rhinoceros's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9807[33]. White rhinoceros's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311503[34]. White rhinoceros's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440880[35]. White rhinoceros's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625001[36].
Why It Matters
White rhinoceros has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]