Pygmy hippopotamus Pygmy hippopotamus The pygmy hippopotamus ("Choeropsis liberiensis" or "Hexaprotodon liberiensis") is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily in Liberia, with small populations in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. The pygmy hippo is reclusive and nocturnal. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being its much larger relative, the common hippopotamus ("Hippopotamus amphibius") or Nile hippopotamus. The pygmy hippopotamus displays many terrestrial adaptations, but like the hippo, it is semiaquatic and relies on water to keep its skin moist and its body temperature cool.
Pygmy sunfish to care for, but require small live worms, insects, or crustaceans as food. Most individuals will not eat prepared fish foods. The generic name "Elassoma" derives from the Greek ελάσσων ("elasson") meaning smaller and σώμα ("soma") meaning body, in reference to the fishes' diminutive size compared to the true sunfishes. The currently recognized species in this genus are: Pygmy sunfish Elassoma is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of family Elassomatidae and suborder Elassomatoidei of order Perciformes. The type species is "E. zonatum," the banded pygmy sunfish. The Elassomatidae are known collectively as pygmy sunfishes, but are not