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Hippopotamus

Region: Africa
Scientific name: Hippopotamus amphibius

Scientific Classification

Species class: Mammalia
Genus: Hippopotamus
Order:  Cetartiodactyla
Phylum:  Chordata
Species: Amphibius

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