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Choeropsis

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Choeropsis
Pygmy Hippopotamus
Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU)
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
  • Madagascar Pygmy Hippopotamus — Choeropsis madagascariensis †

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