Common warthog

Gestation lasts 168.2 days, litters hold 3 young, there are 1.5 litters per year, and sexual maturity comes at 1.6 years. Its lifespan is 20.79 years, and the IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

82.5 kg – 91.3 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

20.8 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grassland, woodlandsrc for Habitat

Gestation

168 days – 174 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

3src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

19 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1.5src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The common warthog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderArtiodactyla
5. familySuidae
6. genusPhacochoerus
7. SpeciesPhacochoerus africanus (Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Phacochoerus alliani, Phacochoerus barbatus, Phacochoerus barkeri, Phacochoerus bufo, Phacochoerus centralis, Phacochoerus fossor, Phacochoerus haroia, Phacochoerus helmei, Phacochoerus incisivus, Phacochoerus kabuae, Phacochoerus oeliani, Phacochoerus sclateri, Phacochoerus shortridgei, Phascochaeres africanus, Sus africanus

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@misc{common_warthog_2026,
  title = {Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-warthog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}