South-western black rhinoceros | |
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Female, Etosha National Park, Namibia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
Genus: | Diceros |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | D. b. occidentalis
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Trinomial name | |
Diceros bicornis occidentalis (Zukowsky, 1922)
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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]