Black rhinoceros
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phylum | Chordata | The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and central Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. The species overall is classified as critically endangered, and one subspecies, the western black rhinoceros, was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2011.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Perissodactyla | |
family | Rhinocerotidae | |
genus | Diceros | |
species | D. bicornis |