Pygmy hippopotamus — size comparison

The pygmy hippopotamus inhabits humid West African lowland forests, using swamps and stream banks. Compared with the common hippopotamus, its legs and neck are

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Pygmy hippopotamus

Choeropsis liberiensis

ok. 90 cmAdult male
at the shoulder
Mass
160–275 kgZakres gatunku
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
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Pygmy hippopotamusHeight at shoulderapprox. 90 cm

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Person: 170 cm
Pygmy hippopotamus — size comparison — facts and sources

The pygmy hippopotamus inhabits humid West African lowland forests, using swamps and stream banks. Compared with the common hippopotamus, its legs and neck are proportionally longer and its head less flattened. Its skin secretes a reddish-brown protective substance that gives it a sheen.

Usually solitary and active at night, it eats leaves, ferns, fruit and aquatic plants. By day it rests under dense vegetation, repeatedly following the same trails between water and feeding sites.

Animal Diversity Web podaje 70–100 cm w barku i 160–275 kg. Na planszy przyjmujemy 90 cm, przez co sylwetka pozostaje niska, ale masa nadal wyraźnie przekracza 100 kg.

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