Showing Food Wild boar

General Information

Name

Wild boar

Scientific Name

Sus scrofa

Description

Wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises. Wild boar are native across much of Northern and Central Europe, the Mediterranean Region (including North Africa's Atlas Mountains) and much of Asia as far south as Japan and Indonesia. Populations have also been artificially introduced in some parts of the world, most notably the Americas and Australasia. Elsewhere, populations have also become established after escapes of wild boar from captivity.

Primary ID

FOOD00307

Picture

Not Available

Classification

Group

Animal foods

Sub-Group

Swine

Taxonomy

Superkingdom

Eukaryota