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Alternative names: Sunda rhinoceros / lesser one-horned rhinoceros.This rhinoceros Diceros bicornis longipes subspecies was declared extinct in November 2011. This subspecies, Diceros bicornis michaeli, of the black rhino is primarily found in Tanzania. This black rhino subspecies, Diceros bicornis occidentalis lives in arid and semi-arid savannahs of western Botswana, Namibia, southern Angola, and western South Africa. Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa. The South-central Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis minor) is the most common among the black rhino subspecies. The black rhinoceros is classified into four subspecies. However, intense efforts of conservation led to a rise in the rhinoceros numbers to 4,880 in 2010. However, poaching still continues mainly triggered by the illicit rhino horn trade for traditional Chinese medicine preparations.Įxtensive poaching of the black rhinoceros reduced the numbers of this type of rhino significantly from an estimated 70,000 in the 1960’s to only 2,410 in 1995. Conservation efforts have helped recover the numbers of this type of rhino. This rhino subspecies was on the brink of extinction in the early 20th century with less than twenty individuals remaining in a single reserve in South Africa. The southern white rhinos ( Ceratotherium simum simum) live in the savannahs and grasslands of southern Africa from Zambia to South Africa. They are currently kept in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya and are surrounded by round-the-clock armed guards. All the three surviving members of this subspecies belong to the Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Today, northern white rhinos are possibly extinct in the wild. These rhinos were found in the African countries of Uganda, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, and Cameroon. The northern white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni) was widespread at one point of time when its range spread across the northern parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Only three known individuals of this species survive today. The former suffers an opposite fate and is critically endangered. The latter is the most abundant type of rhino in the world with a population of 20,405. White rhinoceros is further classified into two subspecies, the northern white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni) and the southern white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum simum). The distinctive flat, broad mouth of these rhinos is used for grazing. Body hair is sparsely distributed and mainly concentrated in the tail bristles and ear fringes. Though they are named white rhinoceros, the color of these animals ranges from yellowish brown to slate gray. The rhino also possesses a prominent muscular hump that is needed to support the weight of its large head. The white rhinoceros bears two horns on its snout with the front one being larger than the back one. The length of the rhinos ranges between 11 feet and 15 feet and the height at the shoulder ranges from 5.9 feet to 6 feet. The white rhinos ( Ceratotherium simum) are massive creatures with females weighing about 1,600 kg and males weighing around 2,400 kg.

IUCN Red List Classification : Near ThreatenedĪfrican white rhinos in a Kenyan national park.

Alternative names: Square-lipped rhinoceros.

The amount of poaching has increased in recent years. Threats toward the subspecies is mainly illegal poaching. At present the number is overall increasing, though decreasing regionally (Zimbabwe). Over the last 50 years they have experienced a 90% decline in numbers. This has raised to about 2,200 in 2010, with 1,684 in South Africa, 431 in Zimbabwe and a few specimens in the other countries. The south-central black rhino population was at 9,090 in 1980 but due to a wave of illegal poaching for its horn their numbers decreased to 1,300 in 1995. Its status in Mozambique is uncertain at least one specimen has been seen there since 2008. The south-central black rhino was extinct in but has been reintroduced to Malawi, Botswana, and Zambia. Today its stronghold is South Africa and to a lesser extent Zimbabwe, with smaller numbers remaining in Swaziland, and southern Tanzania. It also probably occurred in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Angola, and eastern Botswana. It once ranged from western and southern Tanzania through Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Moçambique to the northern and eastern parts of South Africa. Like other Black Rhino subspecies it has a prehensile lip and lives in savannah habitat. Although it is the most numerous of the black rhino subspecies it is still listed as critically endangered by the IUCN red list. The south-central black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis minor) is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros.