Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo vs small tortoiseshell

Hippopotamus amphibius compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo is Vulnerable while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Hippopotamidae (Hippos)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hippopotamus (Hippos)	Aglais
Species	Hippopotamus amphibius	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

表示 Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~130.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo	small tortoiseshell
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.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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。