SUIDAE, Gray, 1821
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5721014 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6557930 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038087E8-553B-5635-8D4B-0D521940FAB4 |
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Conny |
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SUIDAE |
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Family SUIDAE View in CoL (PIGS)
• Small to medium-sized mammals with large head, elongated snout ending in a mobile, disk-like nose, short neck, prominent ears, small eyes, robust jaws with long canines, strong legs, small tail, and bristly coat.
• 60-250 cm. View Figure
• Palearctic, Afrotropical, Indo-Malayan, and Austral asian Regions. View Figure
• From near-desert conditions to closed forest in tropical, subtropical, and boreal regions.
• 6 genera, 17 species,at least 45 extant taxa.
• 2 species Critically Endangered, 3 species Endangered, 5 species Vulnerable; 2 subspecies Extinct since 1600.
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