Merck's rhinoceros (SciiFii)

The Merk's rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis) is a species of rhinoceros that originally lived from the Middle to Late Pleistocene of Eurasia and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to the modern swamps, forests, open woodlands, and grasslands of Europe and warm parts of Siberia to help boost biodiversity. One of the last members of the genus Stephanorhinus, it is most closely related to the Woolly rhinoceros, the Sumatran rhinoceros, and the narrow-nosed rhinoceros S. hemitoechus. It is noted for its very large size, among the largest of the original Pleistocene rhinoceroses alive today, approaching that of Elasmotherium. The Merck's rhinoceros is a solitary mixed-feeding herbivore that mainly feeds on grasses, leaves, shrubs, and fruits. The conservation status of the Merck's rhinoceros is Vulnerable due to some habitat loss and historic poaching for its horns, however, the conservationists have worked hard in protecting Merck's rhinoceroses from going extinct again, as well as protecting and expanding the natural habitats for native wildlife, including Merck's rhinoceroses, thus it has benefited Merck's rhinoceroses that the population trend of Merck's rhinoceroses is increasing.
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