Common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Phacochoerus africanus
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Suidae
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Size
- Medium (1–2 m)
- Active
- By day
- Continent
- Africa
- Habitat
- Savanna, Grassland
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- It backs into burrows head-out, so its tusks face any intruder.
- The warty pads on its face shield it from blows during fights.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q183255 · All animals · All entries