Pygmy hippopotamus Conservation Union estimates that fewer than 3,000 pygmy hippos remain in the wild. Pygmy hippos are primarily threatened by loss of habitat, as forests are logged and converted to farm land, and are also vulnerable to poaching, hunting for bushmeat, natural predators, and war. Pygmy hippos are among the species illegally hunted for food in Liberia. Nomenclature of the pygmy hippopotamus reflects that of the hippopotamus. The plural form is pygmy hippopotami ("hippopotamuses" is also accepted as a plural form by the OED, or "pygmy hippos" for short). A male pygmy hippopotamus is known as a "bull", a female as
Baluchistan pygmy jerboa birth, are born in the spring and summer months. No more than 2 litters a year are normally produced. The natural predators of the jerboa are the leaf-nosed viper ("Eristocophis mcmahoni"), the trans-Caspian monitor lizard ("Varanus caspius"), and the sand cat ("Felis margarita"). Baluchistan pygmy jerboa The Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, or the dwarf three-toed jerboa, ("Salpingotulus michaelis") is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is the only species in the genus Salpingotulus. Adults average only in head and body length, with the tail averaging . Adult females weigh . It is currently considered to be endemic to