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Rhinoceros

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Rhinoceros

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Also known as one-horned rhinoceroses

genus of mammals

OverviewAI-generated

*Rhinoceros* is a genus within the animal kingdom, classified under the phylum Chordata and class Mammalia. It belongs to the order Perissodactyla and the family Rhinocerotidae. The taxon has common names including nosorog, nosorožec, and 犀牛属.

Records for this genus are held by institutions such as USNM and CM, with occurrences documented in the United States and France. The subject has 3845 occurrence records and 546 associated records, including 32 media items.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderPerissodactyla
  5. FamilyRhinocerotidae
Observations recorded3,845

Le genre Rhinoceros est l'un des quatre genres de la famille des rhinocéros (ou Rhinocerotidae). Il ne faut donc pas confondre le nom de genre Rhinoceros avec le nom commun rhinocéros (qui s'écrit avec un accent). Il s'agit d'un genre regroupant deux espèces, vivant toutes les deux en Asie. C'est le seul genre de la famille des rhinocéros (Rhinocerotidae) qui compte plus d'une espèce. Les deux espèces sont les seules de la famille à n'avoir qu'une seule corne.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
546
With media
32
Family
Rhinocerotidae
Collections
USNM, CM
Recorded in
United States, France

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Encyclopedic overview

Rhinoceros is a genus comprising one-horned rhinoceroses. This scientific name was proposed by Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The genus contains two species, the Indian rhinoceros (R. unicornis) and the Javan rhinoceros (R. sondaicus). Although both members are threatened, the Javan rhinoceros is one of the most endangered large mammals in the world, with only 60 individuals surviving in Java (Indonesia).

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhinoceros” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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