Species of Concern
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Also known as: Hippopotamus, Hippo, Large Hippo, Tamo
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
1417.5 kg
VUMammaliaArtiodactylaHippopotamidae
Seasonal Activity
11,716 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Hippopotamidae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 1417.5 kg
Photo
(c) Mathias D'haen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mathias D'haen
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