Hippopotamidae

Hippopotamus amphibius, Kruger National Park, South Africa

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
Genera: Choeropsis – Hippopotamus
Genera extincta: †Hexaprotodon

Name

Hippopotamidae Gray, 1821

References

• Alloing-Séguier, L., Lihoreau, F., Boisserie, J.-R., Charruault, A.-L., Orliac, M. & Tabuce, R. 2014. Enamel microstructure evolution in anthracotheres (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla) and new insights on hippopotamoid phylogeny. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171(3): 668–695. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12143 Reference page. 
• Boisserie, J.-R. 2005. The phylogeny and taxonomy of Hippopotamidae (Mammalia: Artiodactyla): a review based on morphology and cladistic analysis. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143(1): 1–26. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00138.x Reference page. 
• Corydon, S.C. 1977. The taxonomy and nomenclature of the Hippopotamidae (Manunalia, Artiodactyla) and a description of two new fossil species. 1. The nomenclature of the Hippopotamidae. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 80(2): 61–88.

Links

• Hippopotamidae 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.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nilpferd
Ελληνικά: Ιπποποταμίδες
English: Hippopotamids
suomi: Virtahevot
Nordfriisk: Hipos
français: Hippos
magyar: Vízilófélék
italiano: Ippopotami
日本語: カバ科
한국어: 하마과
македонски: Нилски коњи
Nederlands: Nijlpaarden
norsk: Flodhester
polski: Hipopotamowate
português: Hipopotamídeos
русский: Гиппопотам
svenska: Flodhästar
Türkçe: Su aygırıgiller
українська: Бегемотові
中文: 河马科

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