Chobe Rhinoceros

Chobe Rhinoceros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Rhinocerotidae
Genus:	Diceros
Species:	D. bicornis
Subspecies:	D. b. chobiensis
Trinomial name
	Diceros bicornis chobiensis; Zukowsky, 1965
Synonyms
	Diceros bicornis angolensis

Last updated October 03, 2025

Chobe Rhinoceros or Chobe Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis chobiensis) is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). It's range is restricted to the Chobe Valley in southeastern Angola, Namibia (Zambezi Region) and northern Botswana. It is nearly extinct, with possibly only one surviving specimen in Botswana.^[1]

The subspecies was first described by German zoologist, Ludwig Zukowsky, in 1965.

References

↑ Groves, C.; Grubb, P. (2011). Ungulate Taxonomy. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-4214-0093-8.

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[groves&grubb2011-1] Groves, C.; Grubb, P. (2011). Ungulate Taxonomy. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-4214-0093-8.

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