Species Profile

Sus scrofa

Category
🐾 Mammals

Eurasian Wild Pig

The wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), also known as the wild swine or Eurasian wild pig , is a suid native to much of Eurasia, North Africa, and the Greater Sunda Islands. Human intervention has spread its distribution further, making the species one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widely spread suiform. Its wide range, high numbers, and adaptability mean that it is classed as least concern by the IUCN and it...

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