Suinae
- Babyrousa babyrussa (babirusa)
- Hylochoerus meinertzhageni (giant forest hog)
- Phacochoerus (wart hogs)
- Potamochoerus (red river hog and bushpig)
- Sus (Eurasian pigs)
- Celebochoerus
- Eumaiochoerus
- Hippohyus
- Hippopotamodon
- Kolpochoerus
- Korynochoerus
- Metridiochoerus
- Microstonyx
- Molarochoerus
- Potamochoeroides
- Propotamochoerus
- Sinohyus
- Sivahyus
- Stylochoerus
References
Brunet, M. and T. D. White. 2001. Two new suin species (Mammalia, Suidae) from Africa (Chad, Ethiopia). Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Science Serie II Fascicule A 332(1):51-57.
Groves, C.P. and P. Grubb. 1993. The Eurasian suids, Sus and Babyrousa—taxonomy and description. Pages 107-111 in: Oliver, W.L.R. (Ed.), Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Gland.
Grubb, P. 1993. The Afrotropical suids Phacochoerus, Hylochoerus, and Potamochoerus: taxonomy and description. In: Pigs, Peccaries and Hippos. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. W. L. R. Oliver, ed. IUCN/SSC, Gland, Switzerland.
Liu, L. P., D. S. Kostopoulos, and M. Fortelius. 2004. Late Miocene Microstonyx remains (Suidae, Mammalia) from Northern China. Geobios 37(1):49-64.
McKenna, M. C. and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York.
Pickford, M., J. H. Liu, and Y. R. Pan. 2004. Systematics and functional morphology of Molarochoerus yuanmouensis (Suidae, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Yunnan, China. Comptes Rendus Palevol 3 (8):691-704.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Sus scrofa |
|---|---|
| Location | Tierfreigelände des Nationalparks Bayerischer Wald, Bavaria, Germany |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | DSC_3715-Wildschwein |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Ulrike |
| Scientific Name | Potamochoerus larvatus |
|---|---|
| Location | captive, Uganda |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | A captive bushpig |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Michael Jefferies |
| Scientific Name | Phacochoerus aethiopicus |
|---|---|
| Location | Mt Meru Game Sanctuary, Arusha, Tanzania |
| Comments | Captive with unusually large tusks. Probably from Arusha area. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | David Bygott |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
| Body Part | Head |
| View | Frontal |
| Copyright |
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