White Rhinoceros

White Rhinoceros

The white rhinoceros is a mammal belonging to the family Rhinocerotidae in the order Neodactyla. The skin is thick and smooth, with a surface that is approximately gray in color; Head elongation, degeneration of incisors and canines, strong and robust limbs, with three toes on both the front and hind limbs; The upper lip is flat and wide, square in shape, hence it is called the wide snouted rhinoceros or the square snouted rhinoceros. The white rhinoceros is distributed in southern and northeastern Africa, living near jungles, grasslands, forests, and plains, occasionally entering steep mountain swamps. Human overfishing of rhinoceros horns has led to a sharp decline in the population of white rhinoceros. It is classified as Near Threatened (NT) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.