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"Hippo" redirects here. For other uses, see Hippo (disambiguation).
Hippopotamus
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| Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius |
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Scientific classification
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Animalia
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| Phylum: |
Chordata
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| Class: |
Mammalia
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| Superorder: |
Cetartiodactyla
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| Order: |
Artiodactyla
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| Family: |
Hippopotamidae
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| Genus: |
Hippopotamus
Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species: |
H. amphibius
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Binomial name
Hippopotamus amphibius
Linnaeus, 1758[2] |
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