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Pygmy Hippopotamuses
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Pygmy Hippopotamuses

Choeropsis

The pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis) is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily in Liberia, with small populations in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species

Pygmy Hippopotamus

speciesChoeropsis liberiensis

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