Taxonomy Profile: Rhinoceros unicornis (Linnaeus 1758)

Rhinoceros unicornis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Rhinoceros asiaticus
Blumenbach 1797
Rhinoceros indicus
G Cuvier 1816
Rhinoceros jamrachi
Jamrach 1875
Rhinoceros stenocephalus
Gray 1868
Rhinoceros rugosus
Blumenbach 1779
Rhinoceros unicornis bengalensis
Kourist 1970
Common Name(s):
great Indian rhinoceros []
Indian Rhinoceros []
Indian One-horned Rhinoceros []
greater one-horned rhinoceros []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Rhinoceros unicornis: 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
Species : Rhinoceros unicornis
great Indian rhinoceros |
Indian Rhinoceros |
Indian One-horned Rhinoceros |
greater one-horned rhinoceros |
Rhinoceros unicornis Direct Children(s):
Rhinoceros unicornis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Grubb
Notes:
35 Downhills Park Road, London N17 6PE, England
Reference for:
Rhinoceros unicornis
Source(s):
Source:
Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index
Acquired:
2011-11-22
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2011. Checklist of CITES species (CD-ROM). CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 2-88323-030-7. Available online at http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/pub/checklist11/index.html or from CITES Secretariat, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland
Reference for:
Rhinoceros unicornis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Rhinoceros unicornis
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 unicornis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1974-01-04 / 1974-01-04
Article/Chapter Title:
Taking, Possession, Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 39, no. 3
Page(s):
1158-1185
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rhinoceros unicornis
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 unicornis
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 unicornis
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 unicornis
Rhinoceros unicornis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rhinoceros unicornis: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Reviewed by Laurie et al. (1983, Mammalian Species, 211)
Comment:
US ESA: Listed Endangered as Rhinoceros unifornis, included in the U.S. List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife, as published in Federal Register Volume 39, Number 3, Pages 1158 - 1185, January 04, 1974
Comment:
CITES: Appendix I under Rhinocerotidae, per 2011 Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index published with amendments to the Appendices and changes in standard scientific nomenclature following the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Doha, 2010). For current status see CITES.org