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Feral pig

Sus domesticus Erxleben, 1777

Status not recordedmammals

The feral pig (Sus domesticus) is a species in the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla.

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Quick facts about the feral pig

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the feral pig live?

Not recorded

Is the feral pig endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the feral pig classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familySuidae
  6. genusSus
  7. SpeciesSus domesticus Erxleben, 1777

Synonyms Sus scrofa domesticus

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Domestic pigEnglish
  • গাহৰিAssamese
  • FaackéBavarian
  • Свойская свінняBelarusian
  • শূকরBangla
  • HausschweinGerman
  • Cerdo domésticoSpanish
  • KesysikaFinnish
  • Cochon domestiqueFrench
  • SwinNorthern Frisian
  • HázisertésHungarian
  • AlisvínIcelandic
  • SuinoItalian
  • ブタJapanese
  • A̱kusuruTyap
  • 돼지Korean
  • CochinoMirandese
  • VarkenDutch
  • Porko di MondiPapiamento
  • Świnia domowaPolish
  • Porco-domésticoPortuguese
  • Porc domesticRomanian
  • PorcuSardinian
  • 猪猡Wu Chinese
  • 家猪Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the feral pig

Other species in the same genus Sus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the feral pig?

The feral pig (Sus domesticus) belongs to the family Suidae in the order Artiodactyla.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Feral pig (Sus domesticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/feral-pig

MLA

“Feral pig (Sus domesticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/feral-pig.

BibTeX
@misc{feral_pig_2026,
  title = {Feral pig (Sus domesticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/feral-pig},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}