Rhinoceroses are being poached at a rate of two or three a week in Africa and Asia. Which type of diversity is being lost as the population of rhinoceroses becomes very small?

As the number of rhinoceroses falls, the variety of genes within their population can also shrink. This is genetic diversity, which describes differences in inherited traits among individuals of the same species. Species diversity refers to the variety of species in an area, while ecosystem diversity refers to the variety of ecosystems.

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