hippopotamus (thing)

Kingdom      Animalia          (animal)
Phylum       Chordata          (notocord)
Class        Mammalia          (mammal)
Order        Artiodactyla
Family       Hippopotamidae    (hippopotamus)

dental formula is 2-3/1-3, 1/1, 4/4, 3/3 = 38-44

Some specific hippos are:

• Choeropsis liberiensis (pygmy hippo)
• Hexaprotodon liberiensis (pygmy hippopotamus)
• Hippopotamus amphibius (hippo, probably the one most people think of when they see "hippo")

My favorite animal.