Hispanotherium is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid of the tribe Elasmotheriini endemic to Europe and Asia during the Miocene living from 16 to 7.25 mya existing for approximately .
Taxonomy Hispanotherium was erected by Crusafont and Villalta (1947) for the nominal species "Rhinoceros" matritense.Crusafont, M., and J. F. Villalta. 1947. Sobre un interesante rinoceronte (Hispanotherium) del Mioceno del Valle de Manzanares. Las Ciencias 12:869–883.Prado, C. de. 1864. Descripci´on F´ısica y Geol´ogica de la Provincia de Madrid. Junta General de Estad´ıstica. Imprenta Nacional, Madrid. The Asian form Huaqingtherium was once assigned to Hispanotherium, but was eventually recognized as distinct.
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology H. beonense is suggested to have been a mixed feeder as evidenced by its dental microwear and mesowear. Stable isotope analysis of Hispanotherium from the Linxia Basin of Gansu, China indicates that it foraged predominantly in open environments.
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