''Ceratotherium'' (Greek: "horn" (keratos), "beast" (therion)) is a genus of the family

Rhinocerotidae 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 ...

, consisting of a single extant species, the

white rhinoceros The white rhinoceros, white rhino or square-lipped rhinoceros (''Ceratotherium simum'') is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The white rhinoceros consists ...

, and its extinct relatives, ''Ceratotherium neumayri'' and ''Ceratotherium mauritanicum'', of which ''Ceratotherium efficax'' is considered a synonym. Another species known as ''Ceratotherium praecox'' is now considered a member of the related '' Diceros''.

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Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by John Edward Gray Rhinoceroses Mammal genera Extant Tortonian first appearances {{oddtoedungulate-stub