Skeleton of H. madagascariensis next to a skull of the modern hippo
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Hippopotamidae
Genus:
Hippopotamus
Species:
†H. madagascariensis
Binomial name
†Hippopotamus madagascariensis
Solweig Stuenes, 1989
Hippopotamus madagascariensis, the Madagascar or Madagascan dwarf hippopotamus, is an extinct species of hippopotamus, endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known only from bones, it is believed to have gone extinct sometime after 1500. It was one of three hippopotamus species, the Malagasy hippopotamuses, which were native to Madagascar and are all extinct.
^Boisserie, J.-R. (2016). "Hippopotamus madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40783A90128828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T40783A90128828.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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