Indian rhinoceros
E169850
The Indian rhinoceros is a large, single-horned rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its thick, armor-like skin and conservation-dependent populations in protected areas.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| greater one-horned rhinoceros | 5 |
| Indian rhinoceros canonical | 4 |
| Rhinoceros unicornis | 4 |
| Indian one-horned rhinoceros | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1457243 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian rhinoceros Context triple: [Kaziranga National Park, importantSpecies, Indian rhinoceros]
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A.
Javan rhinoceros
The Javan rhinoceros is one of the world’s rarest and most endangered large mammals, a critically threatened rhino species now surviving only in a single population in Indonesia.
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B.
Sumatran rhinoceros
The Sumatran rhinoceros is a critically endangered, small and hairy rhino species native to Southeast Asian forests, known as the most threatened of all living rhinoceroses.
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C.
black rhinoceros
The black rhinoceros is a critically endangered African rhinoceros species known for its hooked upper lip and solitary, browsing behavior in savanna and woodland habitats.
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D.
Gaur
Gaur is a ruined medieval city on the India–Bangladesh border, historically a major capital of Bengal known for its Islamic architecture and archaeological remains.
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E.
southern white rhinoceros
The southern white rhinoceros is the more numerous subspecies of white rhino, native mainly to southern Africa and known for its large size, square-shaped lips, and grazing lifestyle on open grasslands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian rhinoceros Target entity description: The Indian rhinoceros is a large, single-horned rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its thick, armor-like skin and conservation-dependent populations in protected areas.
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A.
Javan rhinoceros
The Javan rhinoceros is one of the world’s rarest and most endangered large mammals, a critically threatened rhino species now surviving only in a single population in Indonesia.
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B.
Sumatran rhinoceros
The Sumatran rhinoceros is a critically endangered, small and hairy rhino species native to Southeast Asian forests, known as the most threatened of all living rhinoceroses.
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C.
black rhinoceros
The black rhinoceros is a critically endangered African rhinoceros species known for its hooked upper lip and solitary, browsing behavior in savanna and woodland habitats.
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D.
Gaur
Gaur is a ruined medieval city on the India–Bangladesh border, historically a major capital of Bengal known for its Islamic architecture and archaeological remains.
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E.
southern white rhinoceros
The southern white rhinoceros is the more numerous subspecies of white rhino, native mainly to southern Africa and known for its large size, square-shaped lips, and grazing lifestyle on open grasslands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
megafauna ⓘ rhinoceros species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly crepuscular ⓘ |
| averageLifespanInCaptivity | over 40 years ⓘ |
| averageLifespanInWild | about 35 to 40 years ⓘ |
| behavior | frequent wallowing in mud ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Indian rhinoceros
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhinoceros unicornis
|
| bodyLength | about 3.0 to 3.8 metres ⓘ |
| bodyMass | up to about 2,700 kilograms ⓘ |
| citesListing | CITES Appendix I ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Indian rhinoceros
self-link
ⓘ
great Indian rhinoceros ⓘ greater one-horned rhinoceros ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| countryWithLargestPopulation | India ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| family | Rhinocerotidae ⓘ |
| feedsOn |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ leaves ⓘ |
| genus | Rhinoceros ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 15 to 16 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
alluvial grasslands
ⓘ
riverine floodplains ⓘ swampy grasslands ⓘ |
| historicalRange |
Brahmaputra Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmaputra basin
Ganges Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges basin
Indus River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Indus basin
|
| hornComposition | keratin ⓘ |
| hornCount | 1 ⓘ |
| iucnCategory | VU ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
India
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Nepal ⓘ |
| offspringPerBirth | usually 1 calf ⓘ |
| order | Perissodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
poaching for horn ⓘ |
| protectedIn |
Bardia National Park
ⓘ
Chitwan National Park ⓘ Dudhwa National Park ⓘ Kaziranga National Park ⓘ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ |
| reintroducedTo |
Buxa Tiger Reserve
ⓘ
Manas National Park ⓘ |
| secondLargestPopulationCountry | Nepal ⓘ |
| sexualMaturityAge | about 4 to 6 years ⓘ |
| shoulderHeight | about 1.7 to 2.0 metres ⓘ |
| skinDescription |
prominent skin folds and tubercles
ⓘ
thick gray-brown skin with armor-like folds ⓘ |
| socialStructure | mostly solitary ⓘ |
| swimmingAbility | good swimmer ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indian rhinoceros Description of subject: The Indian rhinoceros is a large, single-horned rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its thick, armor-like skin and conservation-dependent populations in protected areas.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rhinoceros unicornis
this entity surface form:
greater one-horned rhinoceros
this entity surface form:
Rhinoceros unicornis
this entity surface form:
Rhinoceros unicornis
this entity surface form:
Rhinoceros unicornis
this entity surface form:
Indian one-horned rhinoceros
this entity surface form:
greater one-horned rhinoceros
this entity surface form:
greater one-horned rhinoceros
this entity surface form:
greater one-horned rhinoceros
this entity surface form:
greater one-horned rhinoceros