Rhinoceros
family of mammals with 5 living species / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A rhinoceros (rhino for short) is any animal in the family Rhinocerotidae. They are in the order Perissodactyla, or odd-toed ungulates. There are five living species. Two of these species are native to Africa. Three of these species are also native to Southern parts of Asia.
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Rhinoceros | |
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Rhinoceros species of different genera; from top-left, clockwise: White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Superfamily: | Rhinocerotoidea |
Family: | Rhinocerotidae Owen, 1845 |
Type genus | |
Rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Extant and subfossil genera | |
Ceratotherium | |
Rhinoceros range |
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