White rhinoceros

Summary

White rhinoceros is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,779 views/month, #481 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• White rhinoceros's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• White rhinoceros is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• White rhinoceros's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened^[5].
• White rhinoceros is classified within Ceratotherium^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, White rhinoceros is Ceratotherium simum^[7].
• White rhinoceros's Commons category is recorded as Ceratotherium simum^[8].
• White rhinoceros comprises Northern white rhinoceros^[9].
• White rhinoceros comprises Southern white rhinoceros^[10].
• White rhinoceros's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ceratotherium simum^[11].
• White rhinoceros's Commons gallery is recorded as Ceratotherium simum^[12].
• White rhinoceros's main food source is recorded as grass^[13].
• White rhinoceros's original combination is recorded as Rhinoceros simus^[14].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White rhinoceros'}^[15].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witrenoster'}^[16].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Breitmaulnashorn'}^[17].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rinoceronte blanco'}^[18].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Leveähuulisarvikuono'}^[19].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rhinocéros blanc'}^[20].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シロサイ'}^[21].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Nosorożec biały'}^[22].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Rinoceronte-branco'}^[23].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Білий носоріг'}^[24].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白犀牛'}^[25].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rinoceronte Blanco del Norte'}^[26].
• White rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rhinocéros blanc du Nord'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, White rhinoceros is Ceratotherium simum^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ceratotherium^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[15], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witrenoster'}^[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Breitmaulnashorn'}^[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rinoceronte blanco'}^[18], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Leveähuulisarvikuono'}^[19], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rhinocéros blanc'}^[20].

Identifiers

White rhinoceros's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43348^[28]. White rhinoceros's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9807^[29]. White rhinoceros's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311503^[30]. White rhinoceros's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440880^[31]. White rhinoceros's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625001^[32].

Why It Matters

White rhinoceros ranks in the top 0.25% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,779 views/month, #481 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]