Suidae

Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs, or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified into between four and eight genera. Within this family, the genus Sus includes the domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus or Sus domesticus, and many species of wild pig from Europe to the Pacific. Other genera include babirusas and warthogs. All suids, or swine, are native to the Old World, ranging across Afro-Eurasia.

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Suidae is the family of mammals that includes pigs, hogs, and swine—animals found across Africa, Europe, and Asia that today comprise around 18 to 19 living species divided among several genera. This family is important because it includes both the domestic pig, one of the world's most economically significant livestock animals, as well as diverse wild species like warthogs and babirusas that play roles in their native ecosystems.

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Suidae

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilySuidae

Observations recorded1,225,284

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Commons category: Suidae
taxon name: Suidae
taxon common name: prašiči

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The earliest fossil suids date from the Oligocene epoch in Asia, and their descendants reached Europe during the Miocene. Several fossil species are known and show adaptations to a wide range of different diets, from strict herbivory to possible carrion-eating (in Tetraconodontinae).