Choeropsis liberiensis (Artiodactyla: Hippopotamidae)
| Autor: | Gabriella L. Flacke, Jan Decher |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
biology 040301 veterinary sciences Zoology Biodiversity 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Choeropsis liberiensis 0403 veterinary science Hippopotamidae Mammalia Animalia Animal Science and Zoology Chordata Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Taxonomy Artiodactyla |
| Zdroj: | Mammalian Species. 51:100-118 |
| ISSN: | 1545-1410 0076-3519 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/mspecies/sez017 |
| Popis: | Choeropsis liberiensis (Morton, 1849), commonly called the pygmy hippopotamus or pygmy hippo, is the only extant species in the genus Choeropsis. A solitary, forest-dwelling ungulate endemic to the Upper Guinean forest ecosystem in West Africa, it is classified as “Endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and is a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) Appendix II species. The smaller of the two extant hippopotamids, it is relatively uncommon in zoological facilities and private collections worldwide. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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