Cape warthog

Cape warthog
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
Genus: Phacochoerus
Species: P. aethiopicus
Subspecies: P. a. aethiopicus
Trinomial name
Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus
(Pallas, 1766)

The Cape warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus) is an extinct species in the pig family, a subspecies of the desert warthog. It was originally native to South Africa and became extinct around 1871.[1]

The Cape warthog is quite distinguishable from other hogs, yet it has similar properties to that of a desert warthog. Some common differences between the Cape warthog and the extant warthog, P. africanus, include:

References

  1. 1 2 d'Huart, J.P., Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y. (2011). "Tachyeres brachypterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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