Desert warthog

Desert warthog
P. aethiopicus delamerei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Phacochoerus
Species:
P. aethiopicus
Binomial name
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
(Pallas, 1766)
Subspecies

The desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) is a mammalian, artiodactyl-ungulate species of the pig and swine family (Suidae)[2] native to the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Two subspecies have been named: the Cape warthog (P. a. aethiopicus), which became extinct around 1865, had once inhabited South Africa,[1] while the extant Somali warthog (P. a. delamerei) is largely found in Kenya[3] and Somalia,[4] some areas of Ethiopia, and potentially still inhabits parts of Djibouti and Eritrea.[5]

  1. ^ a b d'Huart, J.P.; Butynski, T.M.M. & De Jong, Y. (2016) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Phacochoerus aethiopicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41767A99376685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41767A44140316.en. Retrieved 12 April 2022. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
  2. ^ Grubb, P. (2005). "Order Artiodactyla". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 638. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ "Observations • iNaturalist". 11 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Observations • iNaturalist". 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Observations • iNaturalist". 12 December 2021.