Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo vs Mountain Tapir

Hippopotamus amphibius compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Perissodactyla (perissodáctilos)
Family	Hippopotamidae (Hippos)	Tapiridae
Genus	Hippopotamus (Hippos)	Tapirus
Species	Hippopotamus amphibius	Tapirus pinchaque

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo and Mountain Tapir share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~130.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo	Mountain Tapir
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.

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

O mamífero terrestre grande mais perigoso da África, o hipopótamo-comum (Hippopotamus amphibius) pode atingir 3.200 kg e habita rios, lagos e zonas úmidas da África subsaariana. Semiacuático, passa até 16 horas diárias submerso para se refrescar e pasta em terra à noite. Apesar da aparência dócil, é extremamente agressivo e territorial, responsável por centenas de mortes humanas por ano. Classificado como Vulnerável, suas populações são ameaçadas pela perda de habitat e pela caça ilegal de presas de marfim.