Cape Warthog

Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
Genus: Phacochoerus
Species: P. aethiopicus
Subspecies: P. a. aethiopicus
Trinomial name
Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus

The Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus) is an extinct animal that had originally resided in South Africa.

The Cape Warthog is quite distinguishable from other hogs, yet it has similar properties to that of a Somali Warthog

Some common differences between the Cape Warthog and the extant warthog, P. africanus, include:

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