Hippopotamidae

Hippopotamidae Temporal range: Miocene–Holocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Hippopotamus amphibius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Hippopotamidae Gray, 1821

A Hippopotamus

Hippopotamuses are a group of even-toed ungulate mammals. They form the family Hippopotamidae. There are two living species of Hippopotamuses.

Taxonomy

• Family Hippopotamidae
  • Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
  • Pygmy Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis or Choeropsis liberiensis)
  • † Coryndan's Kenyan hippopotamid (Kenyapotamus coryndani)
  • † Ternan's Kenyan hippopotamid (Kenyapotamus ternani)