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Nile hippopotamus

species of mammal (artiodactyl)
Taxon taxon Q34505
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Nile hippopotamus

Summary

Nile hippopotamus is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Nile hippopotamus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nile hippopotamus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Nile hippopotamus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Nile hippopotamus is classified within Hippopotamus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Nile hippopotamus is Hippopotamus amphibius[7].
  • Nile hippopotamus's Commons category is recorded as Hippopotamus amphibius[8].
  • Nile hippopotamus's said to be the same as is recorded as Q25668605[9].
  • Nile hippopotamus's Unicode character is recorded as 🦛[10].
  • Nile hippopotamus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hippopotamus amphibius[11].
  • Nile hippopotamus's Commons gallery is recorded as Hippopotamus amphibius[12].
  • Nile hippopotamus's main food source is recorded as grass[13].
  • Nile hippopotamus's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[14].
  • Nile hippopotamus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Nile hippopotamus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • Nile hippopotamus's this taxon is source of is recorded as hippopotamus ivory[17].
  • Nile hippopotamus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. amphibius'}[18].
  • Nile hippopotamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Hipopótamo Anfibio'}[19].
  • Nile hippopotamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hippopotame'}[20].
  • Nile hippopotamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Hippopotamus'}[21].
  • Nile hippopotamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hippopotamus'}[22].
  • Nile hippopotamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Hippo'}[23].
  • Nile hippopotamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'River Hippopotamus'}[24].
  • Nile hippopotamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hippo'}[25].
  • Nile hippopotamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Flusspferd'}[26].
  • Nile hippopotamus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großflusspferd'}[27].

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Classification

Nile hippopotamus's scientific name is Hippopotamus amphibius[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Hippopotamus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Hipopótamo Anfibio'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hippopotame'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Hippopotamus'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hippopotamus'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Hippo'}[23], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'River Hippopotamus'}[24].

Identifiers

Nile hippopotamus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42149[28]. Nile hippopotamus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9833[29]. Nile hippopotamus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311532[30]. Nile hippopotamus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441247[31]. Nile hippopotamus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625024[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Nile hippopotamus include Hippopotamus Defence[33].

Why It Matters

Nile hippopotamus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include Hippopotamus Defence[33].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Main food source → grass
    Topic's main category → Category:Hippopotamus amphibius
    Described by source → Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: hippopotamus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289937715|hippopotamus (#289937715)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
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