Northern white rhinoceros

Victim of war

Common Name		Northern white rhinoceros; Rhinocéros blanc du Nord(Fr); Rinoceronte(Sp)
Scientific Name		Ceratotherium simum cottoni
Habitat		East African Woodland/Savanna
Location		Central Africa
Status		IUCN: Critically Endangered (CR (A2abc; D)) CITES: Appendix I
Population		4 individuals

Background

Information awaiting review.

Only 4 northern white rhinos remain, all of them in Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Efforts to protect the rhinos have been severely disrupted because of the ongoing civil war and incursions by poachers coming mainly from Sudan. The survival prospects for this sub-species seem bleak.

Physical Description

Size
The white rhino weighs 150-85 cm at the shoulder. Females weigh about 1,400-1,700 kg and males 2,000-3,600 kg.

Colour
White rhinos are slaty grey to yellowish brown in colour.

Habitat

Major habitat type
East African Woodland/Savanna

Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical

Range States
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Geographical Location
Central Africa

Ecological Region
Northern Congolian Forest-Savanna Mosaic