Phacochoerus F. Cuvier 1826

Phacochoerus F. Cuvier 1826, Dict. Sci. Nat., 39: 383.

Type Species: Aper aethiopicus Pallas 1766

Synonyms: Aper Pallas 1766; Dinochoerus Gloger 1841; Eureodon G. Fischer von Waldheim 1817; Macrocephalus Frisch 1775; Macrocephalus Palmer 1904; Phacellochaerus Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832; Phacellochoerus Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832; Phacochaeres Gray 1821; Phacocherus Fleming 1822; Phascochaeres Cretzschmar 1828; Phascochaerus Desmarest 1822; Phascochoeres Ranzani 1821; Phascochoerus Ranzani 1821 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species with 6 subspecies:

Species Phacochoerus aethiopicus (Pallas 1766)

Subspecies Phacochoerus aethiopicus subsp. aethiopicus Pallas 1766

Subspecies Phacochoerus aethiopicus subsp. delamerei Lönnberg 1909

Species Phacochoerus africanus (Gmelin 1788)

Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus subsp. africanus Gmelin 1788

Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus subsp. aeliani Cretzschmar 1828

Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus subsp. massaicus Lönnberg 1908

Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus subsp. sundevallii Lönnberg 1908

Discussion: Senior synonyms of Phacochoerus F. Cuvier, 1826 and most junior synonyms have been supressed by Opinion 466 (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1957 g), which, together with Morrison-Scott (1955) should be consulted for dates and authors cited here. Parapatric distribution of species of Phacochoerus in the Horn of Africa reviewed by d'Huart and Grubb (2001); genetic divergence in these species described by Randi et al. (2002).