Hippopotamus madagascariensis
| Hippopotamus madagascariensis Temporal range: Late Holocene | |
|---|---|
| Skeleton of H. madagascariensis next to a skull of the modern hippo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Family: | Hippopotamidae |
| Genus: | Hippopotamus |
| Species: | †H. madagascariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hippopotamus madagascariensis Solweig Stuenes, 1989 | |
Hippopotamus madagascariensis, the Madagascar or Madagascan dwarf hippopotamus, is an extinct species of hippopotamus, endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known only from bones, it is believed to have gone extinct sometime after 1500. It was one of three hippopotamus species, the Malagasy hippopotamuses, which were native to Madagascar and are all extinct.