Taxonomy Profile: Rhinoceros (Linnaeus 1758)

Rhinoceros: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Eurhinoceros
Gray 1867
Monocerorhinus
Wüst 1922
Monoceros
Rafinesque 1815
Naricornis
Frisch 1775
Unicornus
Rafinesque 1815
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Rhinoceros: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Perissodactyla
antas |
Odd-toed Ungulates |
Family : Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceroses |
rhinos |
Genus : Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros Direct Children(s):
Rhinoceros sondaicus
(Desmarest 1822)
Rhinoceros unicornis
(Linnaeus 1758)
Rhinoceros: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Grubb
Notes:
35 Downhills Park Road, London N17 6PE, England
Reference for:
Rhinoceros
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Rhinoceros
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2000
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rhinoceros
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Laurie, W. A., E. M. Lang, and C. P. Groves
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1983-12-15 / 1983-12-15
Article/Chapter Title:
Rhinoceros unicornis
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammalian Species, no. 211
Page(s):
1-6
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available online at http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/default.html
Reference for:
Rhinoceros
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Groves, Colin, and Peter Grubb
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2011-01-01 / 2011-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Ungulate Taxonomy
Page(s):
ix + 317
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-4214-0093-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rhinoceros: Comments