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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eurasian wild pig | 1 |
| Sus scrofa lybicus | 1 |
| Sus scrofa ussuricus | 1 |
| Wild Boar | 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.
this entity surface form:
Eurasian wild pig
this entity surface form:
Wild Boar