Potamochoerus

Potamochoerus porcus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Artiodactyla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Cetartiodactyla Ordo: Artiodactyla

Familia: Suidae
Genus: Potamochoerus
Synonyms (1): Choiropotamus
Species (7): P. larvatus – P. porcus – †P. afarensis – †P. magnus – †P. nodosarius – †P. palaeindicus – †P. theobaldi

Name

• Potamochoerus Gray, 1854

References

primary references

• Gray [1854]: Proc. zool. Soc. London, 20, 1852, 131.

links

• Potamochoerus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) (2005). Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214.
• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Ποταμόχοιρος

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