Species group · Mammals
Hippopotamuses
WAnimals has 2 species of hippopotamus, in the family Hippopotamidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 43 countries
- 34 parks
- Weight
- 160 kg – 1.5 t
- Length
- 1.5 m – 3.5 m
- Lifespan
- 30 – 45 years
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of hippopotamuses on WAnimals
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 Vulnerable1 Endangered
2 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Where they live
Recorded in 43 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…?
Despite its semi-aquatic life it can neither swim nor float in the ordinary sense; it gets about by walking along the bottom.
From Common Hippopotamus
It can hold its breath for 90 seconds shortly after being born.
From Common Hippopotamus
It eats up to 40 kg of grass a night on land.
From Common Hippopotamus
It is far more solitary and forest-dwelling than its relative the common hippopotamus, and is among the least studied large African mammals in the wild.
From Pygmy Hippopotamus