The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Hippopotamus amphibius

 – Vulnerable

Classifications

List of Habitats:
1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.7Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level
1.8Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp
2.2Savanna - Moist
3.6Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist
4.6Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
5.2Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
5.3Wetlands (inland) - Shrub Dominated Wetlands
5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.6Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.13Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Inland Deltas
5.14Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes
5.15Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes and Flats
5.16Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools
5.17Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools
9.10Marine Neritic - Estuaries
13.4Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes
13.5Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Freshwater Lakes
List of Threats:
1.1.1.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Crops - Small-holder farming (ongoing)
1.1.1.3Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Crops - Agro-industry farming (ongoing)
1.2.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Land management of non-agricultural areas - Change of management regime (ongoing)
1.4.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Human settlement (ongoing)
1.4.6Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Dams (ongoing)
3.1.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
3.4.3Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Materials - Regional/international trade (ongoing)
7.1Natural disasters - Drought (ongoing)
10.3Human disturbance - War/civil unrest (ongoing)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.1.1Policy-based actions - Management plans - Development (in place, needed)
1.1.2Policy-based actions - Management plans - Implementation (in place, needed)
1.2.1.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - National level (in place, needed)
1.2.1.3Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - Sub-national level (in place, needed)
1.2.2.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - National level (in place, needed)
1.2.2.3Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - Sub-national level (in place, needed)
1.3.1Policy-based actions - Community management - Governance (in place, needed)
1.3.2Policy-based actions - Community management - Resource stewardship (in place, needed)
2.2Communication and Education - Awareness (in place, needed)
2.3Communication and Education - Capacity-building/Training (in place, needed)
3.1Research actions - Taxonomy (in place, needed)
3.2Research actions - Population numbers and range (in place, needed)
3.4Research actions - Habitat status (in place, needed)
3.5Research actions - Threats (in place, needed)
3.6Research actions - Uses and harvest levels (in place, needed)
3.7Research actions - Cultural relevance (in place, needed)
3.8Research actions - Conservation measures (in place, needed)
3.9Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (in place, needed)
4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (in place, needed)
4.4.2Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Establishment (in place, needed)
4.4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Management (in place, needed)
4.4.4Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Expansion (in place, needed)
4.5Habitat and site-based actions - Community-based initiatives (in place, needed)
5.7.1Species-based actions - Ex situ conservation actions - Captive breeding/Artificial propagation (in place, needed)

Citation: Lewison, R. & Oliver, W. 2006. Hippopotamus amphibius. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 May 2008.
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