Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
Original range and subspecies 3
The wild boar (Sus scrofa), a..... After being extirpated from many regions, the wild boar now occurs in most if its former range again, although in many areas densities are still artificially low due to over-hunting. The largest areas still devoid of boars are the British Isles and eastern North Africa.
Wild boar currently occurs in ~90% of its former range in the Western Palearctic.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Zweer de Bruin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/bzd1/17381260299/
- (c) Stan van Remmerden, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
- Adapted by Stan van Remmerden from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sus_scrofa
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- ASM Mammal Diversity Database
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- CalPhotos
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- VertNet
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
iNat Map
| Status in w palearctic | 90-100% of original range |
|---|---|
| Ecological niche | Medium Herbivore |
| Region | Europe - Caucasus, Europe - Central, Europe - Eastern, Europe - Iberia, Europe - Italy, Europe - Southeastern, Europe - Western, Middle East - Anatolia, Middle East - Levant, North Africa - Eastern, North Africa - Western |
| Z ecotourism potential | 2 |
