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The red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) or bushpig (a name also used for Potamochoerus larvatus) is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests. It is rarely seen away from rainforests, and generally prefers areas near rivers or swamps. [2]
P. larvatus is very closely related to P. porcus, the bushpig from West Africa also known as 'red river hog', with which it can interbreed, [11] although others dispute this. [5] It is distinguished from the western pig by having a less reddish hair colour and the hair being coarser, longer and less dense. [6]
Breed Origin Height Weight Color Image Aksai Black Pied: Kazakhstan: 167–182 cm: 240–320 kg (530–710 lb) Black and White--- American Yorkshire: United States
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs shares an update after welcoming a "surprise" Red River Hog baby. On September 4, 2024, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shared the news that their 8-year ...
Potamochoerus (from Ancient Greek: ποταμο-χοῖρος - potamo-choîros, meaning "river pig") is a genus in the pig family . The two species are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, although the bushpig, possibly due to introduction by humans, also occurs in Madagascar and nearby islands. Early in the 20th century, there were considered to ...
Eight suine species (counter-clockwise from top left): red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus), collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu), feral pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus), north Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis), wild boar (Sus scrofa), pygmy hog (Porcula salvanius), common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), and Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus)
Reports of a devastating wild hog invasion were premature, suggests a new state report. "Minnesota does not have an established feral pig population," the state's Department of Natural Resources ...
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others.