Giant forest hog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the giant forest hog lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
Group	Wild pigs & peccaries
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Suidae

Where does the giant forest hog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the giant forest hog in 3 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 giant forest hog endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the giant forest hog?

The giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Suidae, genus Hylochoerus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the giant forest hog

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. 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Giant forest hog (revision 1361412384), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q602666 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).