Mass: 1107 kg based on Ledger 1964 and Harthoorn 1965
Diet: grazer based on Prins and Douglas-Hamilton 1990
Abundance: 0.02 to 88.00% (median 2.01%)
Latitudinal range: -34.4° to 41.9°Habitats: (38), boreal forest/taiga (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (3)
Found in 42 samples
Burkina Faso: Arly National Park (2017)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanda 2, Katanda 9, Katanda 16
Egypt: Gebel Silsila 2B-I (Afian), Gebel Silsila 2B-II (Silsilian), Gebel Silsila 2B (Survey)
Ethiopia: Gombore II, Simbiro III
Italy: Canale delle Acque Alte (Layer C2), Casal de'Pazzi
Kenya: Usenge 3 (Kansyore), Usenge 3 (Urewe), Karungu, Mfangano Island, Kibogo
Mauritania: Dhar Tichitt Site 46
Republic of the Congo: Odzala-Kokoua National Park
Senegal: Diouboye
South Africa: Blombos Cave (Phase M1), Blombos Cave (Phase M2), Blombos Cave (Phase M3), Blombos Cave (LSA), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Post HP), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Late HP), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Intermediate HP), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Jack), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Early HP), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Still Bay), Equus Cave (Unit 2A), Equus Cave (Unit 2B), Duinefontein 2 Horizon 2, Duinefontein 2 Horizon 3
Spain: Bolomor Cave (Level IV)
Sudan: Affad 23, Wadi Halfa (6B36), Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic), Khor Shambat 1 (Neolithic), HP766
Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement)
Uganda: Nile Delta
Zambia: Leopard's Hill Cave (Pre-Nachikufan)
| ♀ body mass | 845940 kg | N = 8 | Ledger 1964 |
| ♂ body mass | 1224699 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 816466 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 907185 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1587573 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1360777 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1360777 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1587573 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1451496 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 861826 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1360777 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 997903 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1406136 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1814369 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 997903 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1451496 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1315418 kg | N = 1 | Harthoorn 1965 |
| ♂ body mass | 1138730 kg | N = 8 | Ledger 1964 |
See also Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus antiquus, Hippopotamus behemoth, Hippopotamus gorgops, Hippopotamus karumensis, Hippopotamus protamphibius, Hippopotamus sp.