Diceros bicornis ssp. longipes
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PERISSODACTYLA |
RHINOCEROTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Diceros bicornis ssp. longipes |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
Zukowsky, 1949 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Western Black Rhino, Western Black Rhinoceros |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
A2acd;C2a(i);D
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s |
IUCN SSC African Rhino Specialist Group |
| Evaluator/s: |
Hoffmann, M. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) |
Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) as the total population of this subspecies almost certainly numbers less than 50 mature individuals, and in fact may already be extinct. Recent surveys throughout much of putative range in northern Cameroon have failed to record any individuals but found widespread evidence of poaching. Like most other Black Rhino populations, this subspecies has undergone a decline exceeding 80% over the past 50 years or so, and it is now feared extinct.
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| History: |
| 2003 |
– |
Critically Endangered
(IUCN 2003)
|
| 2002 |
– |
Critically Endangered
|
| 2000 |
– |
Critically Endangered
|
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Geographic Range
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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