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| The river hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Hippopotamidae |
| Subfamily: | Hippopotaminae |
| Genus: | Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758
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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.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Hippopotamus". Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Hippopotamus amphibius". Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-30.