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Hippopotamus
Linnaeus, 1758
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus
ICZN
Name Authority:
data migration
Published In: 1758
Common Name(s):
hippopotamuses
Related Publications:
No related publications recorded.
Cited MCZ Specimens:
No cited MCZ specimens.
Synonyms and other Related Names:
No related names recorded.
Related Taxon Records:
Included Species (10)
Included Species:
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus liberiensis
Morton
Hippopotamus major
Hippopotamus minutes
Hippopotamus minutus
Blain.
Hippopotamus palaeindicus
Hippopotamus pentlandi
Meyer
Hippopotamus pentlandi
Hippopotamus sivalensis
Media:
No MCZbase specimens identified as this taxon have images
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