Northren white rhinoceros
subspecies o white rhinoceros From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
subspecies o white rhinoceros From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The northren white rhinoceros, or northren square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), is ane o the twa subspecies o the white rhinoceros. Umwhile foond in several kintras in East an Central Africae sooth o the Sahara, it is leetit as Creetically endangert. This subspecies is a grazer in grasslands an savanna firthlands. As o November 2018[update], thare are anerly twa rhinos o this subspecies left. They aw belang tae the Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic but live in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenyae an are protectit roond-the-clock bi airmit gairds. Accordin tae the latest IUCN's assessment frae 2011, the subspecies is considert "Creetically Endangert (Possibly Extinct in the Wild)".[2]
| Northren white rhinoceros | |
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| Angalifu, a male northren white rhinoceros at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Angalifu dee'd 14 Dizember 2014[1] | |
Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Faimily: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | Ceratotherium |
| Species: | C. simum |
| Subspecies: | C. s. cottoni |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ceratotherium simum cottoni (Lydekker, 1908) | |
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| Orange = Northren white rhino range, Green = Soothren white rhino range | |
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