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Phacochoerus
Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) male.jpg
Male Common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix): Phacochoerus
Species

Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Phacochoerus africanus

Phacochoerus is a genus in the family Suidae, commonly known as warthogs (pronounced wart-hog). It is the sole genus of subfamily Phacochoerinae. These pigs live in open and semiopen habitats, even in quite dry regions, in sub-Saharan Africa. The genus Phacochoerus has two species.

  • 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). Suiform Soundings 5(2): 4-8.

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