SUIDAE, Gray, 1821

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2011, Suidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 248-291 : 248

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5721014
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6557930
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scientific name	SUIDAE
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Family SUIDAE View in CoL (PIGS)

• Small to medium-sized mammals with large head, elongated snout ending in a mobile, disk-like nose, short neck, prominent ears, small eyes, robust jaws with long canines, strong legs, small tail, and bristly coat.

• 60-250 cm. View Figure

• Palearctic, Afrotropical, Indo-Malayan, and Austral asian Regions. View Figure

• From near-desert conditions to closed forest in tropical, subtropical, and boreal regions.

• 6 genera, 17 species,at least 45 extant taxa.

• 2 species Critically Endangered, 3 species Endangered, 5 species Vulnerable; 2 subspecies Extinct since 1600.