Ceratotherium
| Ceratotherium Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| A white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in Etosha National Park, Namibia, the only extant species of Ceratotherium. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Tribe: | Dicerotini |
| Genus: | Ceratotherium Gray, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Ceratotherium simum (Burchell, 1817) | |
| Species | |
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Ceratotherium (from Greek: keras κέρας "horn" and thērion θηρίον "beast") is a genus within the family Rhinocerotidae. It comprises one living species, the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), and several extinct fossil species that trace its evolutionary lineage.