Hexaprotodon liberiensis (species)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Artiodactyla (order) > Hippopotamidae (family) > Hexaprotodon (genus)
Descripción
Species of thick-skinned, herbivorous, even-toed hoofed mammals, significantly smaller than the common hippopotamus, native to the forests and swamps of western Africa; thought to be the only surviving species of their genus, as the Malagasy pigmy hippopotamus is presumed extinct.
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Otros términos
- pygmy hippopotamus (species) [en]
- pygmy hippopotamuses (species) [en]
- Liberian pygmy hippopotamuses (species) [en]
- pygmy hippos (species) [en]