Hippopotamid

	Name	Hippopotamidae
	Regnum	Animal ia
	Phylum	Chordata
	Classis	Mammal ia
	Ordo	Artiodactyla
	Familia	'''Hippopotamidae'''
	Familia Authority	Gray , 1821
	Subdivision Ranks	Genera

Hippopotamuses are the members of the Family Hippopotamidae. They are the only extant Artiodactyls which walk on four toes on each foot.

Species list

'' Hippopotamus ''

--- Hippopotamus - ''Hippopotamus amphibius''

--''Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius

--''Hippopotamus amphibius capensis

--''Hippopotamus amphibius constrictus

--''Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko

--''Hippopotamus amphibius tschadensis''

--- European Hippopotamus - ''Hippopotamus antiquus'' †

--- Cretan Dwarf Hippopotamus - ''Hippopotamus creutzburgi'' †

--''Hippopotamus creutzburgi creutzburgi'' †

--''Hippopotamus creutzburgi parvus'' †

--- Madagascan Hippo -''Hippopotamus madagascariensis'' †

--- Siculo-Maltese Dwarf Hippopotamus - ''Hippopotamus melitensis'' †

--- Madagascan Dwarf Hippopotamus - ''Hippopotamus lemerlei'' †

--- Siculo-Maltese Hippopotamus - ''Hippopotamus pentlandi'' †

'' Choeropsis ''

--- Pygmy Hippopotamus - ''Choeropsis liberiensis''

--''Choeropsis liberiensis liberiensis''

--''Choeropsis liberiensis heslopi'' (possible † )

--- Madagascan Pygmy Hippopotamus - ''Choeropsis madagascariensis'' †

'' Hexaprotodon ''

--- Indian Pygmy Hippopotamus - ''Hexaprotodon namadicus'' †

--- Indian Hippopotamus - ''Hippopotamus palaeindicus'' †

'' Phanourios '' †

--- Cyprus Dwarf Hippopotamus - ''Phanourios minutis'' †

REFERENCES

Boisserie, J.R. 2005. The phylogeny and taxonomy of Hippopotamidae (Mammalia: Artiodactyla): a review based on morphology and cladistic analysis. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 143, Number 1, January 2005, pp. 1-26(26)

ITIS search as of 2004-08-11

Petronio, C (1995), Note on the taxonomy of Pleistocene hippopotamuses. Ibex 3:53-55. Link

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