Ceratotherium simum ssp. cottoni
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PERISSODACTYLA |
RHINOCEROTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Ceratotherium simum ssp. cottoni |
| Species Authority: |
Lydekker, 1908 |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
Lydekker, 1908 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Northern White Rhino, Northern White Rhinoceros |
| French |
– |
Rhinocéros Blanc Du Nord |
| Spanish |
– |
Rinoceronte Blanco Del Norte |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
A2acd; C2a(i,ii); 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 as the current population of the subspecies is no more than four individuals (all surviving in the Garamba National Park in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo), down from an estimated 2,230 individuals in 1960. Worryingly, recent surveys undertaken in Garamba have failed to confirm the presence of the subspecies in this area.
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| History: |
| 2003 |
– |
Critically Endangered
(IUCN 2003)
|
| 2002 |
– |
Critically Endangered
(IUCN 2002)
|
| 1996 |
– |
Critically Endangered
(Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
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| 1994 |
– |
Endangered
(Groombridge 1994)
|
| 1990 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN 1990)
|
| 1988 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
|
| 1986 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
|
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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Conservation Actions
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