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How much does a Black rhinoceros weight?

It is hard to guess what a Black rhinoceros weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) on average weights 986.47 kg (2174.79 lbs).

The Black rhinoceros is from the family Rhinocerotidae (genus: Diceros). It is usually born with about 35 kg (77.16 lbs). They can live for up to 47 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 2.85 meter (9′ 5″). Usually, Black rhinoceross have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Black rhinoceros is 986.47 kg (2174.79 lbs)

The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and southern Africa including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Although the rhinoceros is referred to as black, its colours vary from brown to grey.The other African rhinoceros is the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). The word “white” in the name “white rhinoceros” is often said to be a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word wyd (Dutch wijd) meaning wide, referring to its square upper lip, as opposed to the pointed or hooked lip of the black rhinoceros. These species are now sometimes referred to as the square-lipped (for white) or hook-lipped (for black) rhinoceros.The species overall is classified as critically endangered (even though the south-western black rhinoceros is classified as near threatened). Three subspecies have been declared extinct, including the western black rhinoceros, which was declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2011.

Animals of the same family as a Black rhinoceros

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Animals with the same weight as a Black rhinoceros

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Diceros bicornis:

Animals with the same size as a Black rhinoceros

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Black rhinoceros:

Animals with the same litter size as a Black rhinoceros

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Black rhinoceros:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Black rhinoceros

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Black rhinoceros: