Warthog
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| Male common warthog Phacochoerus africanus Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Tribe: | Phacochoerini |
| Genus: | Phacochoerus F. Cuvier, 1826 |
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Aper aethiopicus[1] Pallas, 1766
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Phacochoerus is a genus in the family
conspecific under the scientific name Phacochoerus aethiopicus, but today this is limited to the desert warthog, while the best-known and most widespread species, the common warthog (or simply warthog), is Phacochoerus africanus.[2]
Although covered in bristly hairs, their bodies and heads appear largely naked from a distance, with only the crest along the back, and the tufts on their cheeks and tails being obviously haired. The English name refers to their facial
extinct around 1865.[5]
Species in taxonomic order
The genus Phacochoerus contains two species. The two species emerged from ecological barriers.[6] P. africanus were found with a lack of upper incisors, while P. aethiopicus were found with a full set.[6]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Phacochoerus africanus | Common warthog | Widespread in the savannah of Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia down to South Africa, absent from heavily forested or desert areas. |
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Phacochoerus aethiopicus | Desert warthog | Northern Kenya and Somalia, and possibly Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. |
References
- OCLC 62265494.
- OCLC 62265494.
- ISBN 0-8018-5789-9.
- ISBN 0-12-408355-2.
- ^ d'Huart, J.P.; Butynski, T.M.M. & De Jong, Y. (2008). "Phacochoerus aethiopicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ – via Web of Science.
External links
Media related to Phacochoerus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Phacochoerus at Wikispecies- d'Huart, J.P. & Grubb, P. (2005). A photographic guide to the differences between the Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) and the Desert Warthog (Ph. aethiopicus).[permanent dead link] Suiform Soundings 5(2): 4–8.
