{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "black-rhino",
  "name": "Black Rhinoceros",
  "scientificName": "Diceros bicornis",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "The black rhinoceros is a large African rhino with a hooked upper lip for browsing shrubs, weighing 800–1,400 kg (1,750–3,100 lb) despite its name referring to soil colour, not hide. Critically endangered from poaching for horn, fewer than 6,500 remain across scattered eastern and southern African reserves.",
  "conservationStatus": "Critically Endangered",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Perissodactyla",
    "family": "Rhinocerotidae",
    "genus": "Diceros"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 1100,
    "lengthM": 3.5,
    "topSpeedKmh": 55,
    "lifespanYears": 45
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Diceros bicornis"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Herbivore — leaves, branches, and woody browse"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Savannas, scrub, and dry woodland of eastern and southern Africa"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "35–50 years in the wild"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "800–1,400 kg (1,750–3,100 lb)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Up to 55 km/h (34 mph) in charge"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Critically Endangered (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Scattered protected populations in Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia — absent from most of their historic range.",
    "continents": [
      "Africa"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Diceros bicornis.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Diceros%20bicornis&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Diceros bicornis. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Diceros_bicornis/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Wikipedia — Black Rhinoceros.",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_rhinoceros"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/black-rhino/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/black-rhino/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}