HIPPOPOTAMIDAE, Gray, 1821

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2011, Hippopotamidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 308-319 : 308

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
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scientific name	HIPPOPOTAMIDAE
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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.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Artiodactyla
SubOrder	Whippomorpha
InfraOrder	Ancodonta
Family	Hippopotamidae

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