Stats

Lifespan

7-15 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Sounder

Biome

Tropical savanna

Range

Sub-Saharan Africa

Movement

Running

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Burrowing

Status

Uncommon

About

The Common Warthog is a wild pig native to sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its pig-like appearance, it is actually a member of the Suidae family, which also includes boars, hogs, and pigs.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn piglet

   A newborn piglet nurses in a row beside its littermates, often born with light stripes.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile roots in the dirt for food, loses its stripes, and shadows the adults.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown and rooting independently.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Suidae

Genus

Phacochoerus

Species

Phacochoerus africanus