southern white rhinoceros
E147977
The southern white rhinoceros is the more numerous subspecies of white rhino, native mainly to southern Africa and known for its large size, square-shaped lips, and grazing lifestyle on open grasslands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| white rhinoceros | 5 |
| southern white rhinoceros canonical | 2 |
| southern square-lipped rhinoceros | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1287446 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: southern white rhinoceros Context triple: [northern white rhinoceros, distinguishedFrom, southern white rhinoceros]
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A.
northern white rhinoceros
The northern white rhinoceros is a critically endangered subspecies of white rhino, now functionally extinct in the wild with only a few individuals remaining under intensive human protection.
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B.
black rhinoceros
The black rhinoceros is a critically endangered African rhinoceros species known for its hooked upper lip and solitary, browsing behavior in savanna and woodland habitats.
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C.
Ceratotherium simum cottoni
Ceratotherium simum cottoni is the critically endangered northern subspecies of the white rhinoceros, now functionally extinct in the wild with only a few individuals remaining under human protection.
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D.
Aepyceros melampus
Aepyceros melampus, commonly known as the impala, is a medium-sized African antelope renowned for its agility, leaping ability, and prominence in savanna ecosystems.
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E.
Javan rhinoceros
The Javan rhinoceros is one of the world’s rarest and most endangered large mammals, a critically threatened rhino species now surviving only in a single population in Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: southern white rhinoceros Target entity description: The southern white rhinoceros is the more numerous subspecies of white rhino, native mainly to southern Africa and known for its large size, square-shaped lips, and grazing lifestyle on open grasslands.
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A.
northern white rhinoceros
The northern white rhinoceros is a critically endangered subspecies of white rhino, now functionally extinct in the wild with only a few individuals remaining under intensive human protection.
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B.
black rhinoceros
The black rhinoceros is a critically endangered African rhinoceros species known for its hooked upper lip and solitary, browsing behavior in savanna and woodland habitats.
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C.
Ceratotherium simum cottoni
Ceratotherium simum cottoni is the critically endangered northern subspecies of the white rhinoceros, now functionally extinct in the wild with only a few individuals remaining under human protection.
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D.
Aepyceros melampus
Aepyceros melampus, commonly known as the impala, is a medium-sized African antelope renowned for its agility, leaping ability, and prominence in savanna ecosystems.
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E.
Javan rhinoceros
The Javan rhinoceros is one of the world’s rarest and most endangered large mammals, a critically threatened rhino species now surviving only in a single population in Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subspecies
ⓘ
white rhinoceros ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageLifespanInWild | about 30 to 40 years ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 3.4 to 4 meters ⓘ |
| bodyMass | up to about 2400 kilograms ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
southern white rhinoceros
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
southern square-lipped rhinoceros
southern white rhino ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| diet |
grazer
ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | northern white rhinoceros ⓘ |
| family | Rhinocerotidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | grazes on grasses ⓘ |
| frontHornLength | up to about 1.5 meters ⓘ |
| genus | Ceratotherium ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 16 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
grassland
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savanna ⓘ |
| hornCount | 2 ⓘ |
| iucnStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
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| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| largestPopulationOf | white rhinoceros subspecies ⓘ |
| lipShape | square-shaped lips ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Botswana
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Eswatini ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
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| noseType | broad square muzzle ⓘ |
| offspringPerBirth | 1 calf ⓘ |
| order | Perissodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
southern white rhinoceros
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
white rhinoceros
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| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationTrend | increasing in some protected areas ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
poaching for horn ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Ceratotherium
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surface form:
Ceratotherium simum simum
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| sexualMaturityAge |
about 10 to 12 years for males
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about 6 to 7 years for females ⓘ |
| shoulderHeight | about 1.6 to 1.9 meters ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
forms groups called crashes
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semi-social ⓘ |
| species |
Ceratotherium simum cottoni
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surface form:
Ceratotherium simum
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| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
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Subject: southern white rhinoceros Description of subject: The southern white rhinoceros is the more numerous subspecies of white rhino, native mainly to southern Africa and known for its large size, square-shaped lips, and grazing lifestyle on open grasslands.
Referenced by (8)
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