''Ceratotherium'' (Greek: "horn" (keratos), "beast" (therion)) is a genus of the family
Rhinocerotidae, consisting of a single extant species, the
white rhinoceros, and its extinct relatives, ''Ceratotherium neumayri'' and ''Ceratotherium mauritanicum'', of which ''Ceratotherium efficax'' is considered a synonym.
Another species known as ''Ceratotherium praecox'' is now considered a member of the related ''
Diceros
''Diceros'' (Greek: "two" (dio), "horn" (keratos)) is a genus of rhinoceros containing the living black rhinoceros ''(Diceros bicornis)'' and at least one extinct species.
Taxonomy
''Diceros'' is generally believed to have branched off from an ...
''.
References
Mammal genera with one living species
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
Rhinoceroses
Mammal genera
Extant Tortonian first appearances
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