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Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 11, February 12, March 13, April 5, May 7, June 13, July 15, August 15, September 8, October 19, November 23, December 13.
United States309
South Africa154
Texas82
Ohio71
Tanzania65
Arusha59
Canada58
Michigan58
Ontario58
KwaZulu-Natal52

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderOdd-toed Ungulates · Perissodactyla
FamilyRhinoceroses · Rhinocerotidae
GenusNarrow-lipped Rhinoceroses · Diceros

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Practise Black Rhinoceros with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.