To find out more about the five different species of rhino follow the links below:
White rhino
Black rhino
Greater One-horned (Indian) rhino
Sumatran rhino
Javan rhino
Rhino population numbers are as follows:
Country
White rhinos
Northern
Southern
Total
Trend
Ceratotherium simum cottoni
Ceratotherium simum simum
Botswana
106
Up
DRC
4
Stable?
Kenya
303
Mozambique
9
?
Namibia
370
S Africa
16,273
Swaziland
89
Zambia
1
Down
Zimbabwe
341
Uganda
6
Stable+Intro
17,500
Black rhinos
SouthWest
Western
Eastern
SouthCentral
Diceros bicornis bicornis
Diceros bicornis longipes
Diceros bicornis michaeli
Diceros bicornis minor
Diceros bicornis bruceii?
7
Stable
Cameroon
0?
Extinct?
Ethiopia
577
Malawi
16
1,435
Rwanda
113
54
1,321
1,488
18
Tanzania
67
56
123
558
1,550
0