Western black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis longipes) – extinct Black rhinoceros, hook-lipped rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis). Last species disappeared at the beginning of XX century. It existed in Southern Sudan, Eritrea, north and south-east Ethiopia, in Djibuti and northern and south-eastern Somalia. North-eastern black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis brucii) – extinct It was probably the biggest subspecies of the black rhinoceros but it became extinct in 1850 because of excessive hunting and destroying its habitat. In the past, it used to live on areas from the Cape of Good Hope via Transvaal (the province in the Republic of South Africa) to Southern Namibia. Southern black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis bicornis) – extinct It is commonly believed that there are 7-8 subspecies, three of which are critically endangered or extinct. The variability within species was considered by many scientists but it has not been solved eventually.

Classificationīlack rhinoceros, hook-lipped rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis). Every year the situation is getting sadder, because in the reserves is difficult to keep rhinos in good health and with life in general.

However, it is known that at least three of them are classified as extinct in the wild. It is hard to estimate exactly the number of subspecies of the black rhinoceros. Black rhinoceros, hook-lipped rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis)

Western black rhinoceros extinct