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Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius
Hipopótamo Común
Family: Hippopotamidae
Order: Artiodactyla
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status: Vulnerable

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Number of Photography: 27

Foto
Photography ID: 617886
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Kruger
Mpumalanga
South Africa
10/17/2023
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 590866
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Kruger
Mpumalanga
South Africa
10/18/2023
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 346672
  Adult
Lake Mburo National Park
Western Region
Uganda
07/23/2019
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 327412
♂ ♀ Lake Mburo National Park
Western Region
Uganda
06/12/2018
Eugenia Boggiano



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Number of Films: 2




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Number of Records: 37



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242509404/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionRio Nilo VictoriaHugo Caverzasi
225963518/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo National ParkSilvina Collado
225908618/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo National ParkJulian Uriel Collado
192276927/10/2023South AfricaGautengRietvlei Nature Reserve, Pretoria1Luis Cesar Tejo
192270127/10/2023South AfricaGautengRietvlei Nature Reserve, Pretoria1Daniela Espinosa
192275722/10/2023South AfricaLimpopoKuname lodge, Karongwe Private Game Reserve3Luis Cesar Tejo
192268222/10/2023South AfricaLimpopoKuname lodge, Karongwe Private Game Reserve3Daniela Espinosa
192271818/10/2023South AfricaMpumalangaParque Nacional Kruger13Luis Cesar Tejo
192249718/10/2023South AfricaMpumalangaParque Nacional Kruger13Daniela Espinosa
223146417/10/2023South AfricaMpumalangaParque Nacional KrugerLuis Cesar Tejo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.