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Diceros bicornis bicornis

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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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

Synonyms
Atelodus bicornis platyceros Brandt, 1878
Atelodus bicornis plesioceros Brandt, 1878
Rhinoceros africanus Blumenbach, 1797
Rhinoceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Rhinoceros camperi Schinz, 1845
Rhinoceros gordoni Lesson, 1842
Rhinoceros keitloa A.Smith, 1836
Rhinoceros niger Schinz, 1845
Homonyms
Diceros bicornis bicornis
Common names
South-western Black Rhino in English
South-western Black Rhinoceros in English

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. 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.
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