Hippopotamus (genus)

Hippopotamus Temporal range: Pliocene - Recent[1][2]
The river hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Hippopotamidae
Subfamily:	Hippopotaminae
Genus:	Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Phanourios Sondaar and Boekschoten, 1972

Hippopotamus is a genus of artiodactyl mammals consisting of one extant species, Hippopotamus amphibius, the river hippopotamus (or simply the hippopotamus), and several extinct species from both recent and prehistoric times. It belongs to the family Hippopotamidae, which also includes the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) and a number of extinct genera.