HIPPOPOTAMIDAE, Gray, 1821
|
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5719835 |
|
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6577799 |
|
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DB3DFC79-0D1D-E67B-203D-FDAEF99533BE |
|
treatment provided by |
Conny |
|
scientific name |
HIPPOPOTAMIDAE |
| status |
|
Family HIPPOPOTAMIDAE View in CoL
(HIPPOPOTAMUSES)
• [Large mammals with barrel-shaped body, short limbs, and predominantly hairless.
• 170-550 cm. View Figure
• Afrotropical Region. View Figure
• Aquatic habitats and densely forested areas.
• 2 genera, 2 species, b taxa.
• 1 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
|
Kingdom |
|
|
Phylum |
|
|
Class |
|
|
Order |
|
|
Family |