Pygmy hippopotamus  (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Facts

Also known as:Pygmy hippo
Previously known as:Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetartiodactyla
Family Hippopotamidae
Genus Choeropsis (1)
Size Head-body length: 1.5 - 1.75 m (2)
Shoulder height: 75 - 100 cm (2)
Weight 180 - 275 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) by the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).