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Pygmy Hippopotamus - Choeropsis liberiensis (Hexaprotodon liberiensis)- Dwergnijlpaard
West-Africa (Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast).
The following 2 subspecies are being recognized:
Choeropsis liberiensis liberiensis - Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast;
Choeropsis liberiensis heslopi - formerly Nigeria, extinct since 1940's.
Of this species there are no Nature photo's available.
 Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis liberiensis |
 Dwergnijlpaard / Pygmy Hippopotamus |