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Choeropsis
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Pygmy Hippopotamus

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Hippopotamidae
Genus:Choeropsis
Species


Choeropsis liberiensis
Choeropsis madagascariensis


Choeropsis is a genus of pygmy hippopotamuses.

There are two known species, one of which is extinct:
  • Pygmy Hippopotamus — Choeropsis liberiensis
  • Madagascan Pygmy Hippopotamus — Choeropsis madagascariensis †
Some researchers consider Pygmy Hippos to be a member of the genus Hexaprotodon.

The name choeropsis is derived from the Greek word Khoiros meaning "pig" and Opsis meaning "belonging to". The pygmy hippo, however, is not a pig, and the suffix "-opsis" can also be translated as "like unto", as in Phalaenopsis (moth-like).

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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Mammalia
Linnaeus, 1758

Subclasses & Infraclasses
  • Subclass †Allotheria*
  • Subclass Prototheria
  • Subclass Theria

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Artiodactyla*
Owen, 1848

Families

Antilocapridae
Bovidae
Camelidae
Cervidae
Giraffidae
Hippopotamidae
Moschidae
Suidae
Tayassuidae
Tragulidae
Leptochoeridae †
Dichobunidae †
Cebochoeridae †
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Hippopotamidae
Gray, 1821

Genera

Hippopotamus
Hexaprotodon
Archaeopotamus
Choeropsis
Saotherium

Hippopotamuses (colloquially also "Hippopotami") are the members of the family
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species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
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Hippopotamus

Species: H. amphibius

Binomial name
Hippopotamus amphibius
Linnaeus, 1758[1]


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Hexaprotodon

Species

Hexaprotodon liberiensis (disputed)
various extinct species

Hexaprotodon is a genus of Hippopotamidae that is sometimes applied to the pygmy hippopotamus.
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Sus
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

Sus barbatus
Sus bucculentus†
Sus cebifrons
Sus celebensis
Sus domestica
Sus falconeri†
Sus heureni

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Phalaenopsis
Blume 1825

Type species
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Blume, (1825)

Species

See text.

Phalaenopsis (Blume 1825) is a genus of approximately 60 species of orchids (family Orchidaceae).
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