Swines - Family: Suidae
Photo by Erik Beringen
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Feral Pig - Sus scrofa
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C 1483 - E.Beringen
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
> Subclass: Theria (Live-bearing Mammals)
> Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental Mammals)
> Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, Carnivores and Allies)
> Order: Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans)
> Suborder: Suina (Swines and Peccaries)
> Family: Suida (Swines)
> Genus: Sus
> Species: S. scrofa ssp. domesticus - Feral Pig
References and links:
Menkhorst, P.W. (ed.), (1995), Mammals of Victoria, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
Strahan, L. (Editor in Chief), (1983), The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife: The Complete Book of Australian Mammals, Angus and Robertson, Melbourne.
Van Dyck, Steve, Gynther, Ian. and Baker, Andrew. (2013) Field Companion to the Mammals of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Chatswood, N.S.W.
Walton, D.W. & Richardson, B.J. (eds), (1989). Fauna of Australia. Vol. 1B Mammalia. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/vertebrate-pests/pest-animals-in-nsw/feral-pigs/feral-pig-biology#:~:text=In%20NSW%2C%20feral%20pig%20populations,the%20deliberate%20release%20of%20animals.
https://theconversation.com/pig-hunting-dogs-and-humans-are-at-risk-of-a-disease-that-can-cause-miscarriages-and-infertility-81171
https://invasives.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Cost-of-Pest-Animals-in-NSW-and-Aus-2013-14-web-HR.pdf
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/vertebrate-pests/pest-animals-in-nsw/feral-pigs/feral-pig-biology
Menkhorst, P.W. (ed.), (1995), Mammals of Victoria, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
Strahan, L. (Editor in Chief), (1983), The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife: The Complete Book of Australian Mammals, Angus and Robertson, Melbourne.
Van Dyck, Steve, Gynther, Ian. and Baker, Andrew. (2013) Field Companion to the Mammals of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Chatswood, N.S.W.
Walton, D.W. & Richardson, B.J. (eds), (1989). Fauna of Australia. Vol. 1B Mammalia. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/vertebrate-pests/pest-animals-in-nsw/feral-pigs/feral-pig-biology#:~:text=In%20NSW%2C%20feral%20pig%20populations,the%20deliberate%20release%20of%20animals.
https://theconversation.com/pig-hunting-dogs-and-humans-are-at-risk-of-a-disease-that-can-cause-miscarriages-and-infertility-81171
https://invasives.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Cost-of-Pest-Animals-in-NSW-and-Aus-2013-14-web-HR.pdf
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/vertebrate-pests/pest-animals-in-nsw/feral-pigs/feral-pig-biology
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Photographic Contributions:
Beringen, Erik. C 1482 - C 1483.
Beringen, Erik. C 1482 - C 1483.