RHINOCEROTIDAE, Gray, 1821
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5E3FD96D-FFEE-7218-4DC6-FE56F8367998 |
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RHINOCEROTIDAE |
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Family RHINOCEROTIDAE View in CoL
(RHINOCEROSES)
• Very large mammals with distinct horns, long ears tipped with hair, three toes, small tail, thick skin, and often with distinct skin folds on body.
• 240-500 cm. View Figure
• Afrotropical and Indo-Malayan Regions. View Figure
• Tropical montane, lowland, and mangrove forests, short grassland, tall alluvial grassland, savanna, woodland, semi-desert, and scrub.
• 4 genera, 5 species, at least 9 extant taxa View Figure .
• 3 species Critically Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; 1 subspecies Extinct in the Wild; 2 subspecies possibly Extinct and 1 subspecies Extinct since 1600.
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