Hippopotamidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2011 2011-08-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals 308 319 book chapter 3347 10.5281/zenodo.5719835 a6dc4656-3bbb-411f-b31e-8b8d7ca5c101 978-84-96553-77-4 5719835 Family HIPPOPOTAMIDAE (HIPPOPOTAMUSES) • [Large mammals with barrel-shaped body, short limbs, and predominantly hairless. • 170-550 cm. • Afrotropical Region. • Aquatic habitats and densely forested areas. • 2 genera, 2 species, b taxa. • 1 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.