What is being measured?
Comparison uses the midpoint of the published 1.70–1.86 m range. Adult male shoulder-height range; female and calf measurements are separate in the account. This is a range midpoint, not a measured population mean.
The comparison uses the midpoint of the stated range. That midpoint is a chosen reference, not a measured population mean.
- Dimension
- shoulder height
- Reference value
- 1.78 m
- Evidence
- Chosen midpoint of a documented range
- In metres
- 1.78 m
- Variant
- Adult male
- Source range
- 1.7–1.86 m
- What the range means
- Adult male shoulder-height range; female and calf measurements are separate in the account.
Put the length in perspective
One Indian rhinoceros — adult male represents approximately 20.8 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.
Indian rhinoceros — adult male · 1.78 m
Metre · 1 m
Foot (international) · 0.3048 m