Black rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Mammalia · Perissodactyla · Rhinocerotidae

Fig. 1. Black rhinoceros

Fig. 2. Range

Length or height	Shoulder height about 1.6 m
Weight	About 800-1,400 kg
Food	Herbivore: a browser of shrubs
Lifespan	About 35-50 years
Society	Mostly solitary
Habitat	savanna
Range	Africa
Wild or tame	Wild

Smaller than the white rhino, with a pointed hooked lip for browsing.

Observe: Compare the pointed lip with the white rhino's square lip.

Modern data

Status today

CRCritically endangered status to verify

Conservation	Critically endangered, slowly recovering under heavy protection.
Keeper's note	Daily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylum	Animalia · Chordata
Genus	Diceros

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS