The scientific name of the river hippopotamus is Hippopotamus amphibius.
The scientific name of the river hippopotamus is Hippopotamus amphibius.
The scientific name of the hippo is Hippopotamus amphibius.
The hippos` scientific name is Hippopotamus amphibius.
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippo is short for Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus amphibius is the hippo's scientific name. In Swahili, an East African language, kiboko, pronounced KEE - baw - ka, is the name for hippopotamus.
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATIONCOMMON NAME:hippopotamus, hippoKINGDOM:AnimaliaPHYLUM:ChordataCLASS:MammaliaORDER:ArtiodactylaFAMILY:HippopotamidaeGENUS SPECIES:Hippopotamus (horse, a river) amphibius(on both sides, living)
Hippopotamus amphibius is ancient Greek for "river horse".
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The following is the hierarchical classification of the elephants of the world, of which there are 3 species.The 3 species are:African Elephants: Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotisAsian Elephant: Elephas maximusDomain EukaryaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder ProboscideaFamily ElephantidaeGenera Loxodonta, ElephasElephas maximus L. africana L. cyclotis
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The common name for a hippopotamus is "hippo."
"Hippopotamus" is a common noun, as it refers to a general species of large, mostly herbivorous mammals found in sub-Saharan Africa. Common nouns name general items, while proper nouns identify specific names or titles. For example, "Hippopotamus amphibius" is the scientific name of the species, but "hippopotamus" on its own remains a common noun.