Species/Western black rhinoceros
Western black rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis longipes
EXExtinct
was Critically Endangered · 2011- Range
- Formerly Cameroon and surrounding range
- Population
- Zero. Declared extinct 2011
- Trend
- extinct
- Last assessed
- 2011
A subspecies hunted out after surveys in Cameroon found none. The horn trade did not need a whole species. It took a unique lineage and left the others hanging on.
We still have black rhinos. We do not have this one. That distinction is the whole list.
Threats
- Poaching
What you can do
- Support remaining black rhino strongholds
The other subspecies are still here.