Ceratotherium simum cottoni Lydekker, 1908:319
Northern white rhino(ceros), Nile rhino(ceros), Square-lipped rhino(ceros), Northern square-lipped rhino(ceros), Cotton’s white rhino(ceros), Cross's rhino(ceros) (archaic)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Ceratotherium cottoni Lydekker, 1908:319; Diceros simus cottoni Lydekker, 1908:319; Rhinoceros simus cottoni Lydekker, 1908:319
Conservation Status
Extinct in the wild. Functionally extinct. Only 2 females (mother and daughter) remain, both in captivity.
Last record: 2006 (sighting); 2007 (indirect signs)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct in the Wild)
Distribution
Africa (Central African Republic, DR Congo, Sudan, Uganda)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
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