Hippopotamus is a genus of artiodactyl mammals consisting of one extant species, Hippopotamus amphibius, the river hippopotamus (or simply the hippopotamus), and several extinct species from both recent and prehistoric times. It belongs to the family Hippopotamidae, which also includes the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) and a number of extinct genera.
^Hooijer, Dirk Albert (1952). "Fact and Fiction in Hippopotamology (Sampling the History of Scientific Error)". Osiris. 10: 109–116. doi:10.1086/368549. JSTOR 301810. S2CID 143556059. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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hippopotamus, genus, hippopotamus, genus, artiodactyl, mammals, consisting, extant, species, hippopotamus, amphibius, river, hippopotamus, simply, hippopotamus, several, extinct, species, from, both, recent, prehistoric, times, belongs, family, hippopotamidae,. Hippopotamus is a genus of artiodactyl mammals consisting of one extant species Hippopotamus amphibius the river hippopotamus or simply the hippopotamus and several extinct species from both recent and prehistoric times It belongs to the family Hippopotamidae which also includes the pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis and a number of extinct genera HippopotamusTemporal range Pliocene Recent 1 2 The river hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibiusScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder ArtiodactylaFamily HippopotamidaeSubfamily HippopotaminaeGenus HippopotamusLinnaeus 1758Type speciesHippopotamus amphibiusLinnaeus 1758SynonymsPhanourios Sondaar and Boekschoten 1972 Contents 1 Species 1 1 Extant species 1 2 Extinct species 2 ReferencesSpecies EditThe species of the genus Hippopotamus include Extant species Edit Hippopotamus amphibius hippopotamusExtinct species Edit Hippopotamus lemerlei Lemerle s dwarf hippopotamus Hippopotamus madagascariensis Madagascar dwarf hippopotamus Hippopotamus aethiopicus Hippopotamus antiquus Hippopotamus behemoth Hippopotamus creutzburgi Cretan dwarf hippopotamus Hippopotamus gorgops Hippopotamus kaisensis Hippopotamus laloumena Malagasy hippopotamus Hippopotamus major Hippopotamus melitensis Maltese hippopotamus Hippopotamus minor Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus synonym Phanourios minor 3 Hippopotamus pentlandi Sicilian hippopotamus Hippopotamus sirensisReferences Edit Fossilworks Hippopotamus Fossilworks Hippopotamus amphibius Hooijer Dirk Albert 1952 Fact and Fiction in Hippopotamology Sampling the History of Scientific Error Osiris 10 109 116 doi 10 1086 368549 JSTOR 301810 S2CID 143556059 Retrieved 16 June 2021 Media related to Hippopotamus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Hippopotamus at Wikispecies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hippopotamus genus amp oldid 1131705347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
