Hippopotamus madagascariensis
Guldberg, 1884
Madagascan Dwarf Hippopotamus
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Artiodactyla |
| Suborder | : Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Ancodonta |
| Family | : Hippopotamidae |
| Genus | : Hippopotamus |
Species status
Authority citation
Guldberg, G.A. 1884. Undersøgelser over en subfossil flodhest fra Madagascar. Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabot i Christiania 1883(6):1-24.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43842629Original name as described
Hippopotamus madagascariensis
Type material
NHMO 6153
Type kind
lectotype
Type locality
Antsirabe, Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
includes the recently described guldbergi
Taxonomy notes citation
Fovet, W., Faure, M., & Guérin, C. (2011). Hippopotamus guldbergi n. sp.: révision du statut d'Hippopotamus madagascariensis Guldberg, 1883, après plus d'un siècle de malentendus et de confusions taxonomiques. Zoosystema, 33(1), 61-82. · Rakotovao, M., Lignereux, Y., Orliac, M. J., Duranthon, F., & Antoine, P. O. (2014). Hippopotamus lemerlei Grandidier, 1868 et Hippopotamus madagascariensis Guldberg, 1883 (Mammalia, Hippopotamidae): anatomie crânio-dentaire et révision systématique. Geodiversitas, 36(1), 117-161.
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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