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Hippopotamidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hippopotamidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hippopotamidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Hippopotamidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Natural History Museum Species of the day, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Kissling et al, 2014, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Djibouti Species List, Eritrea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, France Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Guinea Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kenya Species List, Liberia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Portugal Species List, Senegal Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Syria Species List, Tanzania Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Uganda Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and United States Species List
Hippopotamidae Gray 1821
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and World Register of Marine Species

Alternative Names

Choeropsinae Gill 1872
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
? afarensis Geze, 1985
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? dulu Boisserie, 2004
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? harvardi Coryndon, 1977
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hipponensis Gaudry, 1867
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? imagunculus Hopwood, 1926
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? karumensis Coryndon, 1977
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? lothagamensis Weston, 2000
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? minor Desmarest, 1822
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? pantanellii Joleaud, 1920
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? protamphibius Arambourg, 1944
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? siculus Hooijer, 1946
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? standini Monnier & Lamberton, 1922
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? ternani Pickford, 1983
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Choeropsinae Gill 1872
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Choeropsinae Gill 1872
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Choeropsinae Gill 1872
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Choeropsis Leidy 1852
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hippopotamidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, Arkive, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, Mozambique Species List, GBIF nat'l node type records Netherlands, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, Flickr Group, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Hyopotamus Kaup 1844
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kunatia Sarwar & Akhtar 1992
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Potamotherium Gloger 1841
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Suiformes
In-part according to NCBI
Trilobophorus Geze 1985
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Hippopotami
prefer
Recognized by admin
hippopotamuses preferred
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and admin
Hippos
prefer
Recognized by admin
hippos preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa

Afrikaans

Seekoeie preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

برنيقيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

գետաձիեր preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Hipopotamido preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Бэгемотавыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
бегемотавыя
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Bulgarian

хипопотамови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

hipopotàmid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

河马科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Vodenkonji preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

hrochovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Flodheste preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Nijlpaarden preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Jõehobulased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Virtahevot preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Georgian

ბეჰემოთისებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Flusspferde preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Guarani

Sakandu'y preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

היפופוטמיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

vízilófélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

カバ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kabyle

Abanɣu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Бегемот сымалдуулар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kongo

Nguvu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

하마과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Nīlzirgu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Hipopotaminiai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Нилски коњи preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

Lalomena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Apitzotl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tééhoołtsódii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Hipos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Flodhestar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
flodhester preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Ipopotamids preferred
Recognized by admin

Persian

اسب‌آبیان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

hipopotamowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Mayu khuchi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Бегемотовые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Vodenkonji preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sicilian

Popòtamu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Hrochovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Flodhästar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tajik

Баҳмут preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Su aygırıgiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Бегемотові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

troskoleem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Suv aygʻirlari preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

河马科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

برنيقيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Hô-bé-kho preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

河马科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

河马科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

河馬科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

河馬科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

河馬科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Hippopotamidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Hippopotamidae (this page)
Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley 1836
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Cetacea
Ruminantia
Suina
Tylopoda
unclassified Cetartiodactyla

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Hippopotamidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley 1836
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Antilocapridae Gray 1866
Bovidae Gray 1821
Camelidae Gray 1821
Cervidae Goldfuss 1820
Giraffidae Gray 1821
Moschidae Gray 1821
Suidae Gray 1821
Tayassuidae Palmer 1897
Tragulidae Milne-Edwards 1864

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Hippopotamidae (this page)
Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley 1836
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Cetacea
Ruminantia
Suina
Tylopoda
unclassified Cetartiodactyla

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Hippopotamidae (this page)
Hexaprotodon
Hippopotamus
Cetacea
Ruminantia
Suina
Tylopoda
unclassified Cetartiodactyla

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Hippopotamidae (this page)
Archaeopotamus Boisserie 2005
Chororatherium Boisserie et al. 2003
Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley 1836
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Kenyapotamus Pickford 1983
Kulutherium Pickford 2007
Morotochoerus Pickford 1998
Saotherium Boisserie 2005
Achaenodontidae
Aglaocetidae
Agriochoeridae
Amphimerycidae
Anoplotheriidae
Anthracotheriidae
Antiacodontidae
Antilocapridae
Apriculus Gazin 1956
Babameryx Mennecart, Scherler, Hiard, Becker & Berger 2012
Boreameryx Dawson & Harington 2007
Bovidae
Bunomerycidae
Cainotheriidae
Camelidae
Cebochoeridae
Cervidae
Choeropotamidae
Climacoceridae
Dacrytheriidae
Diacodexeidae
Dichobunidae
Diorocetidae
Dromomerycidae
Entelodontidae
Entolodontidae
Eocoileus Webb 2000
Gelocidae
Gervachoerus Sudre 1978
Giraffidae
Haplobunodontidae
Helohyidae
Hippopotamyidae
Homacodontidae
Hoplitomerycidae
Huaxiachoerus Liu 2001
Hypertragulidae
Krabitherium Métais, Chaimanee, Jaeger & Ducrocq 2007
Lagomerycidae
Leptochoeridae
Leptomerycidae
Lophiomerycidae
Merycoidodontidae
Mixtotheriidae
Moschidae
Myanmarius
Oromerycidae
Orthostonyx Leakey 1958
Pakicetidae
Palaeochoeridae
Palaeomerycidae
Pelocetidae
Praetragulus Vislobokova 1998
Progenitohyus Ducrocq, Chaimanee, Suteethorn & Jaeger 1997
Protoceratidae
Raoellidae
Sanitheriidae
Siamochoerus Ducrocq, Chaimanee, Suteethorn & Jaeger 1998
Suidae
Tayassuidae
Thandaungia Métais 2006
Tragulidae
Triceromerycidae
Xiphodontidae

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Hippopotamidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley 1836
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Antilocapridae Gray 1866
Bovidae Gray 1821
Camelidae Gray 1821
Cervidae Goldfuss 1820
Giraffidae Gray 1821
Moschidae Gray 1821
Suidae Gray 1821
Tayassuidae Palmer 1897
Tragulidae Milne-Edwards 1864

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Hippopotamidae (this page)
Choeropsis liberiensis (Morton 1849)
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus lemerlei Grandidier ex Milne-Edwards 1868
Hippopotamus madagascariensis Guldberg 1883
Antilocapridae
Balaenidae
Balaenopteridae
Bovidae
Camelidae
Cervidae
Delphinidae
Eschrichtiidae
Giraffidae
Iniidae
Kogiidae
Lipotidae
Monodontidae
Moschidae
Neobalaenidae
Phocoenidae
Physeteridae
Platanistidae
Pontoporiidae
Suidae
Tayassuidae
Tragulidae
Ziphiidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Whippomorpha
Ancodonta
Hippopotamidae (this page)
Hexaprotodon
Hippopotamus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Hippopotamidae (this page)
Hippopotaminae
Hippotamus
Kenyapotaminae
Phanourious
Anoplotherioidea
Bachitheriidae
Bunoselenodontia
Cameloidea
Cebochoeridae
Choeropotamidae
Dacrytheriidae
Dichobunidae
Dichobunoidea
Gelocidae
Helohyidae
Leptomerycidae
Merycoidodontidae
Oreodonta
Palaeohypsodontus
Spirocerus
Suina
Tylopoda

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Hippopotamidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Hippopotamidae
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