African or Cape clawless otter vs Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

Aonyx capensis compared with Hippopotamus amphibius

Key Differences

• African or Cape clawless otter is Near Threatened while Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African or Cape clawless otter	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Hippopotamidae (Hippos)
Genus	Aonyx	Hippopotamus (Hippos)
Species	Aonyx capensis	Hippopotamus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

African or Cape clawless otter and Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

African or Cape clawless otter

NT — Near Threatened

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~130.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African or Cape clawless otter	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	3.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.5 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

African or Cape clawless otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African or Cape clawless otter

The African or Cape clawless otter (Aonyx capensis) is a species in the genus Aonyx. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

アフリカで最も危険な大型哺乳類であるカバ（Hippopotamus amphibius）は最大3,200kgに達し、サハラ以南アフリカの河川、湖、湿地に生息する。半水生で、体温を保つために1日最大16時間水中に沈んでいることがあり、夜間に陸上で草を食む。穏やかに見えるが非常に攻撃的で縄張り意識が強く、毎年数百人の死亡原因となっている。象牙の密猟と生息地の消失により個体数が脅かされており、危急種に指定されている。