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The Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) belongs to the group Mammals. Wildpulse holds 10,057 reporting days in 604 map cells (hexagons about 14 miles / 22 km across) from open data by iNaturalist and GBIF.
Most reporting days are in South Africa (2,684), Tanzania (1,687), Kenya (1,419) and Botswana (813).
The Common Hippopotamus is reported all year round, most often in August (13 % of reporting days). This shows when people observe and report the species, not necessarily when it is most present.
The latest report in our data is from November 10, 2026.
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When is the Common Hippopotamus reported?
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