Diceros bicornis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Black Rhinoceros

Side view of female and young. Also as Hook-lipped Rhinoceros|Prehensile-lipped Rhinoceros.
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Location:KenyaDate taken:Jan 1, 1973

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 154

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Perissodactyla
Suborder : Ceratomorpha
Superfamily : Rhinocerotoidea
Family : Rhinocerotidae
Subfamily : Rhinocerotinae
Tribe : Dicerotini
Genus : Diceros

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033867

Original name as described

Rhinoceros bicornis

Other common names

Hook-lipped Rhinoceros · Prehensile-lipped Rhinoceros

Type material

specimen described by Kolbius

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania · Rwanda · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Botswana · Zimbabwe · Namibia · South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006113

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 48 names and synonyms.

Rhinoceros bicornis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

bicornis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

specimen described by Kolbius

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033867

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1758:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033867) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
  2. Erxleben (1777:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872999) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  3. Zimmermann (1783:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  4. Boddaert (1785:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  5. Gmelin (1788:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  6. Kerr (1792:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  7. Link (1795:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  8. Wolf (1796:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  9. Cuvier (1797:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  10. Shaw (1800:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
  11. Daudin (1802:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  12. Turton (1802:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  13. Thunberg (1811:320, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  14. Illiger (1815:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  15. Muirhead (1819:449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  16. Gray (1821:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9308)
  17. Fischer (1829:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  18. Smith (1838:pl. 2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67636)
  19. Lesson (1842:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  20. Gistel (1848:270, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)
  21. Dallas (1855:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49123)
  22. Chenu (1856:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55481939) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69645)
  23. Murray (1866:338, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  24. Sclater (1872:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  25. Noack (1887:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67855)
  26. Bocage (1890:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68678)
  27. Thomas (1894:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69209)
  28. Matschie (1895:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  29. Wroughton (1907:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)
  30. Lydekker (1908:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  31. Allen (1909:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  32. Ward (1910:467, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  33. Berger (1910:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67836)
  34. Granvik (1924:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)
  35. Groves & Grubb (2011:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros africanus

(Blumenbach, 1797)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44308439

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  2. Fischer (1803:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69311)
  3. Fischer (1814:xiii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Voigt (1819:422, https://books.google.com/books?id=HJhQ5QmNDEkC&pg=PA422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
  5. Hemprich (1820:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  6. Schinz (1821:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  7. Lesson (1827:332, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207799) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  8. Desmarest (1827:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25310529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67437)
  9. Burnett (1830:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44017)
  10. Eichwald (1831:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  11. Smuts (1832:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)
  12. Jardine (1836:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39772)
  13. Blyth (1840:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  14. Smith (1842:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  15. Peters (1852:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  16. Blyth (1863:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  17. Noack (1891:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7780969) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38509)
  18. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  19. Groves & Grubb (2011:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

rhinoceros africanus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MNHN "A. 7. 969"

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

400

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521844

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Desmarest (1822:400, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)

Rhinoceros cucullatus

(J. A. Wagner, 1834)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

cucullatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM AM 417a

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42533635

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Murray (1866:338, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Rhinoceros Keitloa

(A. Smith, 1836)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

keitloa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1938.6.9.101

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

  1. Smith (1838:pl. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67636)
  2. Smith (1842:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Murray (1866:338, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Heuglin (1877:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  5. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros ketloa

(A. Smith, 1837)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

ketloa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Rhinoceros bicornis Var. A. Rhinoceros Brucii

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

brucii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Rhinoceros bicornis Var. B. Rhinoceros Gordoni

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

gordoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhinoceros Camperi

(H. R. Schinz, 1845)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

camperi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

335

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Rhinoceros niger

(H. R. Schinz, 1845)

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

335

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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