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''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 ...
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Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by John Edward Gray Rhinoceroses Mammal genera Extant Tortonian first appearances {{oddtoedungulate-stub