Metridiochoerus

Metridiochoerus
Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene
Jaw of M. hopwoodi at National Museum of Natural History
M. andrewsi (centre) compared to a living Desert warthog (left) and Notochoerus eulius (right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Suinae
Genus: Metridiochoerus
Hopwood, 1926
Type species
Metridiochoerus andrewsi
Hopwood, 1926
Species
  • M. andrewsi
  • M. compactus
  • M. hopwoodi
  • M. jacksoni
  • M. meadowsi
  • M. modestus

Metridiochoerus is an extinct genus of swine known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Africa. It is also known as the giant warthog.