Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyHippopotamidae (Hippopotamuses)
- GenusHippopotamus (Nile Hippopotamuses)
- SpeciesHippopotamus amphibius (Common Hippopotamus)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Desert Warthog
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
Somali Giraffe
Giraffa reticulata
East African Oryx
Oryx beisa
Günther's Dik-dik
Madoqua guentheri
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Dromedary Camel
Camelus dromedarius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Hippopotamus at Samburu National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there