Phacochoerus

Phacochoerus is a genus of wild pigs, tribe Phacochoerini, family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, commonly known as warthogs and comprising two species, the common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, and the desert warthog, Phacochoerus aethiopicus. The common warthog is widespread across the savanna of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa, absent from heavily forested and desert areas, while the desert warthog is restricted to northern Kenya and Somalia, and possibly Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia. Although covered in bristly hairs, a warthog's body and head appear largely bare from a distance, with only a crest of hair along the back and tufts on the face and tail clearly visible. Males carry prominent tusks reaching 25 to 64 centimeters, considerably larger than those of females. Warthogs are largely herbivorous but, like most suids, opportunistically eat invertebrates or small animals and will scavenge carrion; both species are assessed as least concern by the IUCN.