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The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine, [4] common wild pig, [5] Eurasian wild pig, [6] or simply wild pig, [7] is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is now one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widespread suiform. [5]
Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the species's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†".
The Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) is a critically endangered species in the pig genus . It is endemic to six of the Visayan Islands ( Cebu , Negros , Panay , Masbate , Guimaras , and Siquijor ) in the central Philippines .
A third of the entire species is believed to have been lost in that event. [49] [50] 2019–2020 Australia bushfire season had killed over 1 billion animals and displaced around 2 billion more, including large numbers of threatened or endangered mammal species such as koalas. [51]
Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs, or swine.In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified into between four and eight genera.
The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. EN: Endangered: The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it ...
Zoo Miami welcomed the birth of a rare and endangered wild pig native to the swamps and rain forests of Indonesia last month. The baby babirusa was born Dec. 15 and remains in isolation at the zoo ...
Research suggests that about a quarter of the animal species in Armenia are internationally endangered. The mouflon is suffering a great population decline due to poaching and habitat loss, and the Sevan trout , which once made up thirty percent of the fish in Lake Sevan , have virtually disappeared.