Maremman boar
The Maremman boar (Sus scrofa majori) is a subspecies of wild boar native to Maremma in Central Italy. It is much smaller than the Central European boar and the two subspecies have been interbred on farms.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Genus: | Sus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | S. s. majori |
| Trinomial name | |
| Sus scrofa majori | |
Genetic studies (Larson et al. 2005) have confirmed that this taxon is a separate lineage from all other European wild boars.[2]
References
- De Beaux, O.; Festa, E. (1927). "La ricomparsa del cinghiale nell'Italio settentrionale-occidentale". Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. III: 263–322.
- Gippoliti, Spartaco (September 2006). "Oscar De Beaux: a noteworthy Italian mammalogist and conservationist". Italian Journal of Zoology. 73 (3): 285–289. doi:10.1080/11250000600821361.
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