Bushpig

"Bush pig" may also refer to the red river hog.

Bushpig
Southern bushpig (P. larvatus koiropotamus) at the San Diego Zoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Potamochoerus
Species:
P. larvatus
Binomial name
Potamochoerus larvatus
(F. Cuvier, 1822)

The bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a member of the pig family that inhabits forests, woodland, riverine vegetation and cultivated areas in East and Southern Africa. Probably introduced populations are also present in Madagascar. There have also been unverified reports of their presence on the Comoro island of Mayotte. Bushpigs are mainly nocturnal. There are several subspecies.

The vernacular name 'bushpig' may be used for either Potamochoerus species.[2][3]

  1. ^ Seydack., A. H. W. (18 December 2015). "Potamochoerus larvatus". Red List. IUCN. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ Grubb, Peter (1993). "The Afrotropical suids Phacochoerus, Hylochoerus, and Potamochoerus: taxonomy and description". In Oliver, William L. R. (ed.). Pigs, Peccaries and Hippos. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. pp. 66–69. ISBN 2-8317-0141-4.
  3. ^ "Red River Hog hunting". Book Your Hunt. 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.