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White rhinoceros

Order : Perissodactyla
Family : Rhinocerotidae
Species : Ceratotherium simum

The White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) belongs to the family of Rhinocerotidae. Together with the Sumatran Rhinoceros, Black Rhinoceros, Indian Rhinoceros and Javan Rhinoceros it makes up the 5 species of Rhinoceros alive. It lives in the north-east and south of Africa. Its distinctive features are a hump on its back near its head. Funny enough, the White Rhinoceros isn't white (it has about the same skin color as the Black Rhinoceros). Its name is derived from the Afrikaans word for wide ("weit"), which refers to the widt of its mouth, which got misinterpreted by early English settlers.. Therefore, Square-lipped Rhinoceros would be more accurate. The White Rhinoceros can weigh between 1800 - 2700 kg. They are listed as "Critically endangered". Major threats are habitat destruction and poaching.

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align="center" | Ceratotherium simumBurchell, 1817 } The White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exists.

The white rhinoceros is one of the five remaining species of rhinos.

Burchell, 1817 The White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exists and is one of the few megaherbivore species left. (Full text)

Ceratotherium simumBurchell, 1817 The White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exists. (Full text)

Anatomy: The White Rhinoceros is up to 6 1/2 feet (2 m) tall at the shoulder and weighs roughly 5,000 pounds (2300 kg). (Full text)

The white, or square-lipped, rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum, is divided into two subspecies: the northern white rhinoceros, which survives in the wild only in the Garamba National Park in the Congo, and the southern white rhinoceros, which is found primarily in South Africa; the term white may be a corruption of the Afrikaans word for “wide,” referring to its broad snout. (Full text)

5m high, with a prehensile upper lip for feeding on shrubs; the broad-lipped or ''white'' rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum is actually slaty-gray, with a squarish mouth for browsing grass. (Full text)

The common name “White Rhinoceros” is confusing and probably originated when early English settlers misinterpreted the Afrikaans word “weit” for white. (Full text)

The white rhinoceros is the largest of the five species weighing 1,800 – 2,700 kilograms (4,000 – 6,000 pounds) and standing 1. (Full text)

The white Rhinoceros, or Burchell's Rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum, is also known as the square-lipped rhinoceros. (Full text)

The White Rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum ) is a grazer, unlike the Black Rhinoceros which is a browser. (Full text)

Other descriptions of White Rhinoceros White Rhinoceros Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Rhinocerotidae Genus: Ceratotherium Species: simum Binomial name Ceratotherium simum Burchell, 1817 The White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exists and is one of the few megaherbivore species left. (Full text)

5 meters high, with a prehensile upper lip for feeding on shrubs; the broad-lipped or 'white' rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is actually slate-grey in colour, with a squarish mouth for browsing grass. (Full text)

The White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is not really white, it is gray. (Full text)

The White rhinoceros is one of the African species. (Full text)

WHITE RHINOCEROS - Great Grazer Perhaps the first thing people wonder about the white rhinoceros is why it has its name. (Full text)