White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum (Burchell, 1817) — also called Square-lipped Rhinoceros, Southern White Rhinoceros, Northern White Rhinoceros. Occurrence records of the White Rhinoceros are shared on GBIF from around 53 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Pilanesberg National Park (315 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Near threatened

53reserves with records

1 049records around them

8provinces

NTIUCN category

White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) — Photo: Payamfarahani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	315
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	209
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	114
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	71
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	46
Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	23
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	22
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	21
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	19
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	18
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	14
Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	12
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	9
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	8
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	8
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	8
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	7
Shaws GateNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	7
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	6
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	6
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	4
Greater Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	4
Lapalala WildernessGame reserve	LP Limpopo	4
Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	3
Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	3
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	3
Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	3
Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	3
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	3
Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	3
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2
Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2
Cape Vidal State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2
Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Kapama Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	2
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserve	LP Limpopo	2
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Ubizane Wildlife ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Andover Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 16 reserves
Mpumalanga: 12 reserves
Gauteng: 8 reserves
Limpopo: 6 reserves
Western Cape: 5 reserves
North West: 3 reserves
Eastern Cape: 2 reserves
Northern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Rhinocerotidae
Scientific name: Ceratotherium simum
GBIF taxon: 2440880
Wikidata: Q159918

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.