Bushpig: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bushpig lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Potamochoerus larvatus
Group	Wild pigs & peccaries
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Suidae

Where does the bushpig live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bushpig in 4 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bushpig endangered?

The bushpig’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bushpig?

The bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Suidae, genus Potamochoerus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bushpig

The bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a member of the pig family that inhabits forests, woodland, riverine vegetation and cultivated areas in East and Southern Africa. Introduced populations are also probably present in Madagascar. There have also been unverified reports of their presence on the Comoro island of Mayotte. Bushpigs are mainly nocturnal. There are several subspecies.

The vernacular name 'bushpig' may be used for either Potamochoerus species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bushpig (revision 1357000549), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q430489 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).