🐘 African elephant vs White rhinoceros 🦏
The African elephant is about twice as tall as the white rhinoceros. The African elephant weighs about 3 times as much as the white rhinoceros.
| Row | 🐘 African elephant | 🦏 White rhinoceros |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The African elephant weighs about 3 times as much as the white rhinoceros. | 6 tons5.4 tonnes1 | 1.7 to 2.6 tons1.5 to 2.4 tonnes2 |
| Lives The African elephant lives a bit longer than the white rhinoceros. | 56 years56 years3 | 40 to 50 years40 to 50 years2 |
| Eats Both eat plants. | grass, leaves, bark, roots and fruit | short grasses |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the savannas and bush of Africa south of the Sahara | the grasslands of southern and eastern Africa |
Which one? African elephant or white rhinoceros
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the African elephant or the white rhinoceros yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/african-elephant-vs-white-rhino
Where these numbers come from
- Smithsonian Institution, "Africa's Elephant Kingdom" educator guide (PDF), checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register 2013 (Listing the Southern White Rhino), checked 30 October 2026.
- Federal Register (US Fish and Wildlife Service), checked 30 October 2026.