Giant forest hog
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The giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), the only member of its genus (Hylochoerus), is native to wooded habitats in Africa and is one of the largest wild members of the pig family, Suidae, along with a few subspecies of the wild boar.[2] It was first described in 1904. The specific name honours Richard Meinertzhagen, who shot the type specimen in Kenya and had it shipped to the Natural History Museum in England.[3]
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Giant forest hog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Suidae |
Genus: | Hylochoerus Thomas, 1904 |
Species: | H. meinertzhageni |
Binomial name | |
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas, 1904 | |
H. m. ivoriensis H. m. rimator H. m. meinertzhageni |
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