Pygmy Hippopotamus Size
Size of Pygmy Hippopotamus
| Weight | 160kg - 270kg (350lbs - 600lbs) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifespan | 30 - 40 years | ||
| Maximum speed | 18.6 mph | ||
The Pygmy Hippopotamus is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Artiodactyla.
The Pygmy Hippopotamus belonged to the family Hippopotamidae, mainly distributed in Africa. They like to live in hot, lowland rainforest, and nocturnal is their life style.Their skin type is leather, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly pink, light grey, dark grey. In addition, grasses, fruits, leaves are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are leopards, pythons, crocodiles.It is currently estimated that there are 3,000.
The most distinctive feature of Pygmy Hippopotamus is webbed toes and barrel-shaped body. If we use one sentence to describe the Pygmy Hippopotamus, it is "Spends more time on land than in water!".
