AnAge entry for Ceratotherium simum

Classification (HAGRID: 02643)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Perissodactyla
                Family: Rhinocerotidae
                    Genus: Ceratotherium
Species: Ceratotherium simum
Common name: White rhinoceros
Synonyms: Rhinoceros burchellii, Rhinoceros camus, Rhinoceros simus, Ceratotherium simum simum

Maximum longevity: 45 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: Even though animals may be sexually mature by age 4, they normally do not reproduce until later. In the wild, a 36-year-old female was still reproductively active. Potential longevity has been estimated at 40-50 years [0434]. One wild born specimen was still alive in captivity at about age 45 [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1136] Gomes et al. (2011), Comparative biology of mammalian telomeres: hypotheses on ancestral states and the roles of telomeres in longevity determination (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction