Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo vs Eurasian pygmy shrew

Hippopotamus amphibius compared with Sorex minutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo Eurasian pygmy shrew
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 Artiodactyla (偶蹄目) Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family Hippopotamidae (Hippos) Soricidae
Genus Hippopotamus (Hippos) Sorex
Species Hippopotamus amphibius Sorex minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo and Eurasian pygmy shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~130.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo Eurasian pygmy shrew
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 3.5 m
Average Weight 1.5 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

Eurasian pygmy shrew

コジネズミ(Sorex minutus)はIUCNレッドリストで危急(VU)に分類されています。野生での危機的状況に陥る高いリスクがあり、個体数が減少し、生息地への圧力が増しています。

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