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Dicheros bicornis can reach a length of about 22–26 millimetres (0.87–1.02 in) in males, of about 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in) in females. Coloration and pattern of these beetles are variable, depending on subspecies.
The southern black rhinoceros, southern hook-lipped rhinoceros or Cape rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis bicornis) is an extinct subspecies of the black rhinoceros that was once abundant in South Africa from the Cape Province to Transvaal, southern Namibia, and possibly also Lesotho and southern Botswana.
Diceros primaevus is known from the Late Miocene (c. 12-10 million years ago) of Algeria. [ 6 ] [ 3 ] Diceros douariensis is known from the Late Miocene of Tunisia and possibly Ethiopia. [ 6 ] [ 3 ] Some authors have assigned this species to Ceratotherium. [ 8 ]
The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), sometimes also called the hook-lipped rhinoceros, is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern Africa and southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Genus Diceros – Gray, 1821 – one species Common name ... Black rhinoceros. D. bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) Eight subspecies. D. b. bicornis (Southern black ...
The north-eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis brucii) is an extinct subspecies of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) that was native to central Sudan, parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Somalia. Its Somalian range was the last to be eradicated, the subspecies becoming extinct sometime in the early 20th century. [1] [2]
The south-western black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis occidentalis) is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros, living in southwestern Africa (northern Namibia and southern Angola, introduced to South Africa). It is currently listed as near threatened by the IUCN. The biggest threat towards the subspecies is illegal poaching. [1]
The south-central black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor), also known as the south-central hook-lipped rhinoceros or the lesser black rhino, is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros. In keeping with the rules of zoological nomenclature, the south-central black rhinoceros should be known as Diceros bicornis keitloa (Smith, 1836), a nomen novum. [3]