bicornis

Several mammal species of particular concern to conservationists occur within the park: black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis (E), now reduced to fewer than ten animals, the small forest elephant Loxodonta africana cyclotis (V), which may number 2,000-3,000 individuals, leopard Panthera pardus, cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (V) and wild dog Lycaon pictus (E).

Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park, Central African Republic 2009

Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis, CR) and northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni, CR) have been extirpated from the ecoregion, although occasional unconfirmed reports of the former (from southern Chad, for example) continue to be received.

East Sudanian savanna 2009

These include black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis (CR), which have declined from about 108 in 1964-66 to between 11-14 in 1995, and hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius which are very uncommon in the area.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania 2009

Chewore used to include a population of some 500 black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis (CR), the greatest concentration in Africa, but these have been poached out of existence.

Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe 2009

In the lower forest and bamboo zone mammals include the giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni, tree hyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus, white-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda, elephant Loxodonta africana, black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis, suni Neotragus moschatus, black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons and leopard Panthera pardus (which has also been seen in the alpine zone).

Mount Kenya National Park and National Forest, Kenya 2009

Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis (CR) is now extinct in the area and mountain reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula is probably extinct.

Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania 2009

Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) has been extirpated from the ecoregion.

Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands 2008

In particular, the black rhino (Diceros bicornis, CR) used to occur here, but has been exterminated through over-hunting.

Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands 2008

The hotspot also still supports considerable populations of threatened large African herbivores, including black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis, CR) and savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana, VU), especially in the larger protected areas and wilderness regions of southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique.

Biological diversity in the coastal forests of Eastern Africa 2008

The Kaokoveld Desert is home at times to desert elephants (Loxodonta africana EN), black rhinos (Diceros bicornis CR) and giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis LR), which are found in the riverbeds that the fringe the desert, utilizing trees such as Faidherbia albida.

Kaokoveld desert 2008