mammal · Perissodactyla · Rhinocerotidae
Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Hook-lipped Rhinoceros, African black rhinoceros, Black Rhino. Occurrence records of the Black Rhinoceros are shared on GBIF from around 13 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Pilanesberg National Park (22 records), in 6 provinces.
IUCN: Critically endangered
13reserves with records
99records around them
6provinces
CRIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 22 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 14 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 12 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 11 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 10 |
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 7 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 3 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 3 |
| Nyati ConcessionProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| Atherstone Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 2 |
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 5 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 3 reserves
- Limpopo
- 2 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
- Western Cape
- 1 reserve
- Northern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Perissodactyla
- Family
- Rhinocerotidae
- Scientific name
- Diceros bicornis
- GBIF taxon
- 5220111
- Wikidata
- Q95036
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.