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Babirusas, Babyrousa
Giant forest hogs, Hylochoerus
Warthogs, Phacochoerus
Bush pigs, Potamochoerus
Pigs, Sus Suidae is the biological family to which pigs and their relatives belong. As much as xvi coinage come presently recognised, including a household pig Sus scrofa or even S. domesticus. It is classified into between 4 & eight genera. Additionally to many metal money of uncivilized pig, a personal includes a babirusa Babyrousa babyrussa and a warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus.

A complete listing of mintage, by using a common genus classification, is when follows:

Babyrousa Babyrousa babyrussa Babirusa, pig-deer; Indonesia Hylochoerus Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Giant Forest Hog; Equatorial Africa Phacochoerus Phacochoerus aethiopicus Cape, Somali or Desert Warthog; West, East and southern Africa Phacochoerus africanus (metal money status refutable) Most common Warthog Potamochoerus Potamochoerus larvatus (metal money status refutable) Bush Pig Potamochoerus porcus Red River Hog; Africa south of the Sahara Sus Sus barbatus Bearded Pig; Malaysia, Indonesia Sus bucculentus Vietnamese Warty Pig Sus cebifrons Visasyas Warty Pig Sus celebensis Celebes Warty Pig Sus heureni Flores Warty Pig Sus philippensis Philippine Warty Pig Sus salvanius Pigmy Hog; NE India, Himalayas Sus scrofa (too known as S. domesticus) Domestic pig , wild boar; Europe, Asia Sus timoriensis Timor Warty Pig Sus verrucosus Javan pig, Warty Pig; Indonesia, Philippines

A Bearded Pig

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Suidae
Biology and taxonomy of the pig family from the Animal Diversity Web.

Eurasian Wild Pig (Sus scrofa)
Biology, photos, and links.

Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
General biological information, photos, and links about this pig-like mammal of Indonesia.
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