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White Rhinoceros
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White Rhinoceros
A grazing white
rhinoceros.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Perissodactyla
Family:
Rhinocerotidae
Genus:
Ceratotherium
Species:
C.
simum
Binomial name
Ceratotherium simum
Burchell,
1817
The White
Rhinoceros original range (orange: Northern (C. s. cottoni), green: Southern
(C. s. simum)).
Subspecies
Ceratotherium simum
simum
Ceratotherium simum cottoni
The White Rhinoceros
or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the
five species of rhinoceros that still exists and is one of the few megafauna
species left. Behind the elephant, it is probably the most massive remaining
land animal in the world, along with the Indian Rhinoceros which is similar in
size. It is well known for its wide mouth used for grazing and for being the
most social of all rhino species. The White Rhino is the most common of all
rhinos and consists of two subspecies, with the northern subspecies being rarer
than the southern.
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A grazing white
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Ceratotherium simum |
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The White
Rhinoceros original range (orange: Northern (C. s. cottoni), green: Southern
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Ceratotherium simum
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The White Rhinoceros
or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the
five species of rhinoceros that still exists and is one of the few megafauna
species left. Behind the elephant, it is probably the most massive remaining
land animal in the world, along with the Indian Rhinoceros which is similar in
size. It is well known for its wide mouth used for grazing and for being the
most social of all rhino species. The White Rhino is the most common of all
rhinos and consists of two subspecies, with the northern subspecies being rarer
than the southern.