Hippopotamus amphibius

Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Whippomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Cladus: Ferungulata Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Whippomorpha

Familia: Hippopotamidae
Genus: Hippopotamus
Species: Hippopotamus amphibius

Subspecies: H. a. amphibius – H. a. capensis – H. a. kiboko

Name

Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 74. Reference page. 
• Hippopotamus amphibius in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Links

• mitochondrial DNA genome

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Seekoei
العربية: فرس النهر
অসমীয়া: জলহস্তী
беларуская: Бегемот
български: Хипопотам
বাংলা: জলহস্তী
català: Hipopòtam
čeština: Hroch obojživelný
dansk: Flodhest
Deutsch: Flusspferd; Nilpferd
Ελληνικά: Ιπποπόταμος ο αμφίβιος
English: Hippopotamus
Esperanto: Hipopotamo
español: Hipopótamo
eesti: Jöehobu
فارسی: اسب آبی
suomi: Virtahepo
français: Hippopotame
עברית: בְּ‏הֵמוֹ‏ת
हिन्दी: दरयायी घोड़ा
hrvatski: Nilski konj
magyar: Nílusi víziló
Bahasa Indonesia: Kuda Nil
italiano: Ippopotamo
日本語: カバ
ქართული: ბეჰემოტი
한국어: 하마
kurdî: hespê çemî, hespê avî
македонски: Нилски коњ
मराठी: पाणघोडा
Nederlands: Nijlpaard
norsk: Flodhest
Diné bizaad: Tééhoołtsódii
polski: Hipopotam
português: Hipopótamo
română: Hipopotam
русский: Бегемот
slovenčina: Hroch obojživelný
shqip: Kali i Nilit
српски / srpski: Нилски коњ
svenska: Flodhäst
Kiswahili: Kiboko
ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ: ꠙꠣꠘꠤꠞ ꠀꠔꠔꠤ
தமிழ்: நீர் யானை
ไทย: ฮิปโปโปเตมัส
Türkçe: Su aygırı
اردو: دریائی گھوڑا
Tiếng Việt: Hà mã
中文: 河馬

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