Black rhinoceros  (Diceros bicornis)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPerissodactyla
FamilyRhinocerotidae
GenusDiceros (1)
SizeShoulder height: 1.4 - 1.8 m (2)
Length: 3 - 3.75 m (2)
Weight800 - 1400 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). Subspecies: southwestern black rhinoceros (D. b. bicornis) classified as Vulnerable (VU); western black rhinoceros (D. b. longipes), eastern black rhinoceros (D. b. michaeli) and south-central black rhinoceros (D. b. minor) are all classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).

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