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Hippopotamus amphibius

VU Vulnerable

Status

Vulnerable

Population

Data not assessed

Trend

→Stable

Group

Mammals

Family

HIPPOPOTAMIDAE

Data Source

iucn-redlist-2025

AI Species Profile

Claude-generated profile pending enrichment

Threats (7)

Droughts

Code: 11.2

Ongoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Code: 2.1

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Code: 5.1

Ongoing

Intentional use: hunting/trapping

Code: 5.1.1

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Code: 5.3

Ongoing

War, civil unrest & military exercises

Code: 6.2

Ongoing

Dams & water management/use

Code: 7.2

Ongoing

Habitats (7)

FRESHWATER

Code: gbif-0 · Suitable · Major importance

TERRESTRIAL

Code: gbif-1 · Suitable · Major importance

Marine intertidal

Code: iucn-12 · Suitable · Major importance

Grassland

Code: iucn-4 · Suitable · Major importance

Wetlands (inland)

Code: iucn-5 · Suitable · Major importance

Wetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streams

Code: iucn-5.1 · Suitable · Major importance

Wetlands (inland) - Permanent freshwater lakes

Code: iucn-5.5 · Suitable · Major importance

Conservation Actions (2)

Legislation

Code: 5.1

Compliance and enforcement

Code: 5.4

Taxonomy

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

ARTIODACTYLA

Family

HIPPOPOTAMIDAE

Genus

Hippopotamus