Hexaprotodon (genus)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Artiodactyla (order) > Hippopotamidae (family)
Descripción
Genus containing two species of mammal with short, stumpy legs, and barrel-shaped bodies, smaller than the Hippopatums genus. It is believed that one species, the Malagasy pygmy hippopotamus, is extinct.
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Otros términos
- pygmy hippopotamuses (genus) [en]
- pygmy hippopotamus (genus) [en]
- pygmy hippos (genus) [en]
- Choeropsis [en]
- Choeropsis [la]