Potamochoerus
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Potamochoerus | |
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Bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Superorder: | Cetartiodactyla |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Suidae |
Subfamily: | Suinae |
Genus: | Potamochoerus Gray, 1854 |
Species | |
Potamochoerus (meaning "river pig") is a genus in the pig family (Suidae). The two species are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, although the bushpig, possibly due to introduction by man, also occurs in Madagascar and nearby islands.
Species[edit]
- Bushpig (P. larvatus)
- Red river hog (P. porcus)
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