Sus scrofa

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Sus scrofa is the wild boar, a widespread Eurasian mammal that is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Eurasian wild pig 1
Sus scrofa lybicus 1
Sus scrofa ussuricus 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal
species
wild boar
activityPattern mainly nocturnal
averageLifespanWild 10 years
binomialName Sus scrofa
bodyMassFemale typically up to about 100 kg
bodyMassMale up to about 150 kg or more in some populations
class Mammalia
coatColor usually brown to dark grey
commonName Sus scrofa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eurasian wild pig

wild boar
wild pig
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet omnivorous
domesticatedDescendant domestic pig
ecologicalImpact can be an invasive species
ecologicalRole seed disperser
seed predator
family Suidae
genus Sus
gestationPeriod about 115 days
habitat agricultural areas
forests
scrublands
woodlands
hasTusk yes
humanUse game species
hunted for meat
introducedRange Australia
New Zealand
North America
South America
many oceanic islands
isWildAncestorOf Sus scrofa domesticus
iucnStatus Least Concern
juvenilePattern striped piglets
kingdom Animalia
litterSize typically 4–6 piglets
maximumLifespanCaptivity 20 years
nativeRange Europe
North Africa
much of Asia
order Artiodactyla
parentTaxon Sus
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
socialStructure lives in groups called sounders
taxonRank species
trophicLevel omnivore
yearDescribed 1758

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sus scrofa commonName Sus scrofa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eurasian wild pig
Choate Rosemary Hall hasMascot Sus scrofa
this entity surface form: Wild Boar
Suidae includes Sus scrofa
this entity surface form: Sus scrofa lybicus
Suidae includes Sus scrofa
this entity surface form: Sus scrofa ussuricus