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Hippos
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Hippopotamidae (Hippos) is a family of
mammals
.
EOL has data for
15 attributes
, including:
geographic distribution includes
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
Definition:
This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Ghana
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/2300660
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habitat
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
Definition:
x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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ground
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000635
Definition:
planetary surface that is not covered by water
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habitat includes
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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forest
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000174
Definition:
A forest biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, densely packed vegetation which strongly limits light penetration to the forest floor.
Comment:
Preliminary definition.
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number of public records in bold
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
Definition:
number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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3
Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of hippos.
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hippos includes
2 children
:
Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley 1836 (pygmy hippo)
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758 (hippo)
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