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Desert warthog

Mammals

The desert warthog, Phacochoerus aethiopicus, is a species of pig native to the Horn of Africa. Two subspecies have been named: the Cape warthog, which became extinct in South Africa in the nineteenth century, and the extant Somali warthog, found largely in Kenya and Somalia, parts of Ethiopia and possibly Djibouti and Eritrea. It is a stockily built animal averaging about 125 centimetres in length and 75 kilograms in weight, with a flattened head, paired facial warts and large curving tusks. It is told from the common warthog by curled-back ear tips, the lack of incisors and a larger snout. It lives in open, arid country with scattered trees and needs regular access to waterholes. It is diurnal and largely herbivorous, and lives in sounders of females and young.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Body Size Band
Large 1
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Lifespan
10 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Suidae, Taxa
Source GBIF: GBIF species match: Phacochoerus aethiopicus

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Source Desert warthog (Wikipedia)
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Source Desert warthog (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Its current range extends from southeastern Ethiopia through western Somalia to eastern and central Kenya.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Desert warthog (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Its current range extends from southeastern Ethiopia through western Somalia to eastern and central Kenya.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Desert warthog (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Its current range extends from southeastern Ethiopia through western Somalia to eastern and central Kenya.
Sources
1. Desert warthog (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    the extant Somali warthog (P. a. delamerei) is largely found in Kenya and Somalia
  • Distribution and habitat
    The habitat of the desert warthog is open, arid countryside including thin woodland with scattered trees, xerophytic scrubland, and sandy plains, but not upland areas.
  • Behaviour
    Desert warthogs are diurnal and are largely herbivorous.
  • Research
    To reduce the risk of their animals being infected with this disease, farmers used to shoot desert warthogs.
  • Research, relationship to people
    The desert warthog is an important host of the tsetse fly
  • Behaviour, lifespan
    life expectancy is 10 or more years
  • Description
    average length of 125 centimetres (49 in) and weight of 75 kilograms (165 lb)
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2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Phacochoerus aethiopicus (Animal Diversity Web account)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status
    CITES No special status
  • Conservation Status, population trend
    populations are considered in decline and face continued threats
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3. GBIF: GBIF IUCN Red List category record: Phacochoerus aethiopicus
GBIFIUCN Red List category record
Quote, IUCN Red List category record
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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GBIF: GBIF species match: Phacochoerus aethiopicus
GBIF
  • Child Taxon Of: Suidae, Match record, family
    "family": "Suidae"
  • In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Match record, order
    "order": "Artiodactyla"
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