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| Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Cetartiodactyla |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Hippopotamidae |
| Genus: | Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Hippopotamus is the name of a genus consisting of one extant species, Hippopotamus amphibius, also known as the Hippopotamus, and several extinct species. It belongs to the family Hippopotamidae, which also includes the Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) and a number of extinct genera.
Species
The species of the genus Hippopotamus include:
- Hippopotamus aethiopicus†
- Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
- European Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus antiquus)†
- Hippopotamus behemoth†
- Cretan Dwarf Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus creutzburgi)†
- Hippopotamus gorgops†
- Hippopotamus kaisensis†
- Malagasy Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus laloumena)†
- Malagasy Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus lemerlei)†
- Malagasy Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus madagascariensis)†
- Hippopotamus major†
- Maltese Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus melitensis)†
- Cyprus Dwarf Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus minor)†
- Sicilian Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus pentlandi)†
- Hippopotamus sirensis†
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