Rhinocerotidae

E147976

biological family taxon

Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rhinocerotidae canonical	16
Rhinocerotinae	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biological family ⓘ taxon ⓘ
bodyCovering	thick hairless skin ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	rhinoceroses ⓘ rhinos ⓘ
conservationStatus	threatened ⓘ
describedBy	John Edward Gray ⓘ
diet	herbivore ⓘ
ecologicalRole	ecosystem engineer ⓘ megaherbivore ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	herbivorous diet ⓘ hindgut fermentation ⓘ large body size ⓘ one or two horns on the snout ⓘ relatively poor eyesight ⓘ thick skin ⓘ three toes on each foot ⓘ
hasSense	acute hearing ⓘ acute smell ⓘ
includesGenus	Ceratotherium ⓘ Dicerorhinus ⓘ Diceros ⓘ Rhinoceros ⓘ
includesTaxon	Ceratotherium simum cottoni ⓘ surface form: Ceratotherium simum Sumatran rhinoceros ⓘ surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Diceros bicornis ⓘ Javan rhinoceros ⓘ surface form: Rhinoceros sondaicus Indian rhinoceros ⓘ surface form: Rhinoceros unicornis
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	terrestrial ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ
order	Perissodactyla ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo	Equidae ⓘ Tapiridae ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
suborder	Ceratomorpha ⓘ
taxonRank	family ⓘ
threatenedBy	habitat loss ⓘ poaching ⓘ
typeSpeciesOfFamily	Indian rhinoceros ⓘ surface form: Rhinoceros unicornis
typicalHabitat	grassland ⓘ savanna ⓘ subtropical forest ⓘ tropical forest ⓘ
yearDescribed	1821 ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Rhinocerotidae
Description of subject: Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

northern white rhinoceros → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Perissodactyla → hasMember → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Perissodactyla → notableFamily → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Sumatran rhinoceros → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Javan rhinoceros → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Ceratotherium simum cottoni → parentTaxon → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Ceratotherium simum cottoni → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

black rhinoceros → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

subject surface form: Diceros

black rhinoceros → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

southern white rhinoceros → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Ceratotherium → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Ceratotherium → subfamily → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rhinocerotinae

Ceratotherium → higherTaxon → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Indian rhinoceros → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Dicerorhinus → parentTaxon → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Dicerorhinus → family → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Dicerorhinus → memberOf → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

Dicerorhinus → relatedTo → Rhinocerotidae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rhinocerotinae