Suidae

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Suidae is the biological family of pigs and their relatives, including domestic pigs, wild boars, and warthogs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biological family
taxon
class Mammalia
commonName pig family
true pigs
diet omnivorous
economicImportance source of bristles
source of leather
source of meat
hasCharacteristic even-toed ungulates
non-ruminant
sparse bristly hair
thick skin
well-developed sense of smell
hasTusk yes
includes Babyrousa babyrussa
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Phacochoerus africanus
Potamochoerus larvatus
Potamochoerus porcus
Sus ahoenobarbus
Sus barbatus
Sus bucculentus
Sus cebifrons
Sus celebensis
Sus heureni
Sus oliveri
Sus philippensis
Sus scrofa
Sus scrofa cristatus
Sus scrofa domesticus
Sus scrofa lybicus
Sus scrofa scrofa
Sus scrofa ussuricus
Sus scrofa vittatus
Sus verrucosus
introducedTo Australia
North America
Pacific islands
South America
kingdom Animalia
nativeRange Africa
Eurasia
order Artiodactyla
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
socialStructure often live in groups
suborder Suina
taxonRank family
typeGenus Sus

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