Largest rhinoceros
- Who
- Southern white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simu
- Where
- South Africa
- When
- 1500 BC
The world's largest living species of rhinoceros is the southern white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum. Restricted to southern Africa, it can attain a length of 4.2 m, a shoulder height of 1.85 m, and a weight of 3.6 tonnes.