Hippopotamus amphibius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hippopotamoidea
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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Infraordo: Ancodonta Superfamilia: Hippopotamoidea

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 naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 74 BHL 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
aragonés: Hipopotamo
العربية: فرس النهر
অসমীয়া: জলহস্তী
беларуская: Бегемот
български: Хипопотам
বাংলা: জলহস্তী
català: Hipopòtam
čeština: Hroch obojživelný
dansk: Flodhest
Deutsch: Flusspferd
Ελληνικά: Ιπποπόταμος ο αμφίβιος
English: Hippopotamus, hippo, common hippopotamus, river hippopotamus
Esperanto: Hipopotamo
español: Hipopótamo
eesti: Jõehobu
فارسی: اسب آبی
Fulfulde: Ngabu
suomi: Virtahepo
français: Hippopotame
עברית: היפופוטם
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
македонски: Нилски коњ
മലയാളം: നീർക്കുതിര
मराठी: पाणघोडा
Nederlands: Nijlpaard
norsk: Flodhest
Diné bizaad: Tééhoołtsódii
polski: Hipopotam nilowy
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: 河马