Central Asian boar
The Central Asian boar (Sus scrofa davidi) is a small long maned subspecies of wild boar indigenous to Southeastern Iran, Pakistan and Northwest India.[1]
| Central Asian boar | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Genus: | Sus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | S. s. davidi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Sus scrofa davidi Groves, 1981 | |
Description
The subspecies is smaller than the nominate S. s. scrofa. It is light brown in color and has a long and thick mane. Males have been reported to reach weights of up to 158 kg, and females 123 kg.[1]
Australian anthropologist Colin Groves named it after Reuben David, an Indian zoologist.[2][3]
References
- Wild Pig Specialist group. "LC - Eurasian Wild Pig". Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- John, Paul (2019-09-28). "Reuben David's legacy crumbling into oblivion". The Times of India.
- Groves, Colin P. (1981). Ancestors for the Pigs: Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Genus Sus. Department of Prehistory, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-909596-75-0.
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