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Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.56

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Perissodactyla
family
Rhinocerotidae
genus
Diceros
species
Diceros bicornis

Name

Homonyms
Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
African black rhinoceros in English
African black rhinoceros in English
Black Rhinoceros in English
Black Rhinoceros in English
Black Rhinoceros in English
Black Rhinoceros in English
Black Rhinoceros in language.
Hook-lipped Rhinoceros in English
Rhinocéros noir in French
Rinoceronte in language.
Rinoceronte negro in language.
Spitzmaulnashorn in German
Spitzmaulnashorn in German
black rhinoceros in language.
black rhinoceros in English
Black Rhino in English
Black Rhinoceros in English
Hook-lipped Rhinoceros in English
Rhinocéros noir in French
Rinoceronte Negro in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Groves, Colin, and Peter Grubb, 2011: null. Ungulate Taxonomy. ix + 317.
  2. Hillman-Smith, A. K. Kes, and Colin P. Groves, 1994: Diceros bicornis. Mammalian Species, no. 455. 1-8.
  3. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1980: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Black Rhinoceros. Federal Register, vol. 45, no. 136. 47352-47355.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  5. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2000.
  6. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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