Animals

Hippopotamus — standing height

≈ 157.5 cm

The selected standing height for Hippopotamus is 157.5 cm (chosen range midpoint).

Chosen midpoint of a documented range · Catalogue uniruler-preview-2026-10-20-r5

What is being measured?

Comparison uses the midpoint of the published 150–165 cm range. Published standing-height range. Conflicting body-length bounds elsewhere on the page are not used. This is a range midpoint, not a measured population mean.

The comparison uses the midpoint of the stated range. That midpoint is a chosen reference, not a measured population mean.

Dimension
standing height
Reference value
157.5 cm
Evidence
Chosen midpoint of a documented range
In metres
1.575 m
Source range
150–165 cm
What the range means
Published standing-height range. Conflicting body-length bounds elsewhere on the page are not used.

Put the length in perspective

One Hippopotamus represents approximately 18.4 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.

Hippopotamus · 1.575 m

Metre · 1 m

Foot (international) · 0.3048 m

One of each reference, on the same linear scale. Very small lengths may not be visible. This compares length, not area or physical fit.
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