The north-eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis brucii) is an extinct subspecies of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) that was native to central Sudan, parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Somalia. Its Somalian range was the last to be eradicated, the subspecies becoming extinct sometime in the early 20th century.[1][2]
| North-eastern black rhinoceros | |
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| A north-eastern black rhinoceros (D. b. brucii) shot in Somalia, 1894 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | Diceros |
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| Subspecies: | D. b. brucii
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| Trinomial name | |
| Diceros bicornis brucii Lesson, 1842
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References
edit- ^ "Black Rhinoceros". bisbeesconservationfund.org. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Diceros bicornis brucii (North-eastern black rhinoceros) – The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database". recentlyextinctspecies.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.