Sus domesticus - #323
Domestic Pig
Feral male, partly submerged. Also as Sus scrofa. Also as Hog|Pig|Swine.
Geographic Distribution
Domesticated. Widespread as feral populations in South Africa, Indonesia (Lesser Sunda Isls), Australia, USA, West Indies, Central and South America and numerous oceanic islands, including Andaman Isls and Mauritius (Indian Ocean) and Hawaiian, Galapagos and Fiji Isls (Pacific Ocean). Feral and domestic populations of Molucca Isls, New Guinea and Solomon Isls thought to originate from hybrids between scrofa and celebensis.
Order/Family
Suidae
Genus
Sus
Specific Epithet
domesticus
Image Location
Australia, NT, Darwin
Image Date
1972
Photographer
RH Barrett