How much does a white rhinoceros weigh?
Typical weight
1,400–3,600 kg
That is 3,090–7,940 lb.
The largest rhino and the second-largest land mammal, a grazer with a wide square lip.
Bulls 2,000-2,500 kg, exceptionally 3,600; cows 1,400-1,700 kg.
How that compares
White rhinoceros against things of a similar mass.
Southern elephant seal 350–4,000 kg
Pickup truck 1,600–3,800 kg
Shipping container 1,800–4,800 kg
Indian rhinoceros 1,600–2,700 kg
Minivan 1,750–2,400 kg
White rhinoceros 1,400–3,600 kg
SUV 1,450–3,200 kg
Car 1,100–2,100 kg
More about a white rhinoceros
- How long does a white rhinoceros last? 35–50 yr
- White rhinoceros vs Hippopotamus Side by side
- White rhinoceros vs Giraffe Side by side
- White rhinoceros vs Asian elephant Side by side
- White rhinoceros vs African elephant Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a white rhinoceros weigh?
- A white rhinoceros weighs 1,400–3,600 kg (3,090–7,940 lb). Bulls 2,000-2,500 kg, exceptionally 3,600; cows 1,400-1,700 kg.
Related pages
- How long does a white rhinoceros last? 35–50 yr
- How much does a lion weigh? 120–250 kg
- How much does a tiger weigh? 100–310 kg
- How much does a domestic cat weigh? 3.6–6.8 kg
- How much does a African elephant weigh? 2,200–10,400 kg
- How much does a blue whale weigh? 50–190 t
- How much does a cheetah weigh? 34–72 kg
- How much does a polar bear weigh? 150–700 kg
- How much does a giraffe weigh? 700–1,930 kg
- How much does a gorilla weigh? 70–270 kg
- How much does a Great Pyramid of Giza weigh? 5,900,000 t
- White rhinoceros vs Hippopotamus Side by side
- White rhinoceros vs Giraffe Side by side
- White rhinoceros vs Asian elephant Side by side
- White rhinoceros vs African elephant Side by side
Sources
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution