Pygmy Hippopotamus

Choeropsis liberiensis

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Habitat

The wet forests of liberia, the ivory coast, and sierra leone.

Description

The pygmy hippo is about 1.2 m long and weighs about 230 kg. when fully grown. They are shy, solitary, forest dweller that are still hunted for their meat.

Threats To

Hunting and loss of habitat.

List Of Animals In Danger
Addax	African Elephant
African Lion	American Marten
Animals In Danger	Arabian Oryx
Asian Otter	Bald Eagle
Black Rhinoceros	Blue & Yellow Macaw
Bottlenose Dolphin	Brazilian Tapir
Bridled Nailtail Wallaby	Brown Grizzly Bear
California Condor	Cassowary
Cheetah	Commersons Dolphin
Corncrake	Dalmatia Pelican
Dugong	Eastern Cougar
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake	European Otter
Fresh Water Crocodile	Galapagos Tortoise
Giant Anteater	Giant Panda
Golden Lion Tamarin	Gorilla
Great White Shark	Greater Bilby
Green Turtle	Grey Seal
Grey Wolf	Humpback Whale
Indian Elephant	Leatherback Turtle
Mallee Fowl	Manatee
Mountain Zebra	Northern Leopard Frog
Orangutan	Pardel Lynx
Peary Caribou	Polar Bear
Pronghorn Antelope	Pygmy Hippopotamus
Red Panda	Sea Otter
Siberian Tiger	Snow Leopard
Southern Right Whale	Spectacled Bear
Spotted Tree Frog	Spur Thighed Tortoise
Stellar Sea Lion	Three Toe Sloth
Walrus	Wandering Albatross
White Tailed Sea Eagle	Whooping Crane
Wolverine