''Diceros'' (Greek: "two" (dio), "horn" (keratos)) is a genus of

rhinoceros A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species o ...

containing the living black rhinoceros ''(Diceros bicornis)'' and at least one extinct species.

Taxonomy

''Diceros'' is generally believed to have branched off from an early species of ''

Ceratotherium ''Ceratotherium'' (Greek: "horn" (keratos), "beast" (therion)) is a genus of the family Rhinocerotidae, consisting of a single extant species, the white rhinoceros The white rhinoceros, white rhino or square-lipped rhinoceros (''Ceratotherium ...

'', specifically '' C. neumayri''. However an even older species than ''C. neumayri'' from the Miocene has been placed in ''Diceros'' ''( D.australis)''. '' D. praecox'' is considered the direct ancestor of the black rhinoceros.

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* * Rhinoceroses Mammal genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by John Edward Gray Taxa described in 1821 {{Oddtoedungulate-stub