Hippopotamus madagascariensis Guldberg, 1883
Madagascan dwarf hippopotamus, Madagascan pygmy hippo, Malagasy hippo
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Hippopotamus guldbergi Fovet, Faure & Guérin, 2011
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 2635 ± 40 14C age BP ± SD (Michielsen et al., 2023)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Madagascar
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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