Back Beicekol (Diceros bicornis longipes) AVK Rinoceront negre de l'oest Catalan Nosorožec dvourohý severozápadní Czech Okcidenta kurtbuŝa rinocero Esperanto Diceros bicornis longipes Spanish کرگدن سیاه غربی Persian Rhinocéros noir d'Afrique de l'Ouest French Rinoceronte negro do oeste Galician Nyugat-afrikai keskenyszájú orrszarvú Hungarian Diceros bicornis longipes Italian
| Western black rhinoceros | |
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| Holotype specimen, a female shot in 1911 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | Diceros |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | †D. b. longipes
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| Trinomial name | |
| †Diceros bicornis longipes Zukowsky, 1949
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The western black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis longipes) or West African black rhinoceros is an extinct subspecies of the black rhinoceros. It was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2011.[1][2] The western black rhinoceros was believed to have been genetically different from other rhino subspecies.[3] It was once widespread in the savanna of sub-Saharan Africa, but its numbers declined due to poaching. The western black rhinoceros resided primarily in Cameroon, but surveys since 2006 have failed to locate any individuals.
- ^ a b Emslie, R. (2020). "Diceros bicornis ssp. longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39319A45814470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T39319A45814470.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Boettcher, Daniel (November 8, 2013). "Western black rhino declared extinct". BBC. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ "Western Black Rhino Poached Out of Existence; Declared Extinct, Slack Anti-Poaching Efforts Responsible". International Business Times. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
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