Cape warthog
| Cape warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Genus: | Phacochoerus |
| Species: | P. aethiopicus |
| Subspecies: | †P. a. aethiopicus |
| Trinomial name | |
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Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus (Pallas, 1766) |
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The Cape warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus) is an extinct species in the pig family, a subspecies of the desert warthog. It was originally native to South Africa and became extinct around 1871.
The Cape warthog is quite distinguishable from other hogs, yet it has similar properties to that of a desert warthog. Some common differences between the Cape warthog and the extant warthog, P. africanus, include:
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