Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Artiodactyla Owen, 1848 - even-toed ungulates see Order Cetartiodactyla Montgelard, Catzeflis & Douzery, 1997 Family Hippopotamidae Gray, 1821 - hippopotamuses Genus Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758 [monotypic] - hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 - hippopotamus [Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius] Linnaeus, 1758