Phacochoerus aethiopicus

(Pallas, 1766)

Desert Warthog

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Suina
Family : Suidae
Genus : Phacochoerus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1766. Miscellanea Zoologica Quibus novæ imprimis atque obscuræ Animalium Species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrus van Cleef, The Hague, 224 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321005

Original name as described

Aper aethiopicus

Type locality

"Promontoria Bona Spei advectus," between Kaffraria and Great Namaqualand (South Africa, Eastern Cape Province), two hundred leagues from the Cape of Good Hope.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006365

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Phacochoerus delamerei

Lönnberg, 1909

Family

Suidae

Root name

delamerei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.27.16, BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.27.17

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0bf7074d-f428-4ef3-93fa-d91f2e714800 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/61c7531e-0365-4306-b083-eff670e11714

Authority page

940

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31939234

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Phacochœrus OEthiopicus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Suidae

Root name

oethiopicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

162

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Suidae

Root name

aethiopicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Phacochoerus aethiopicus delamerei

Grubb, 2005

Family

Suidae

Root name

delamerei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Aper aethiopicus

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Suidae

Root name

aethiopicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321005

Authority publication

The Hague

Sus aethiopicus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Suidae

Root name

aethiopicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872984

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:187, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Thunberg (1811:320, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  5. Fischer (1814:xiii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Sus Angalla

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Suidae

Root name

angalla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230122

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Phacochœrus æthiopicus

F. Cuvier, 1826

Family

Suidae

Root name

aethiopicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

385

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25305618

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Lydekker (1908:399, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:458, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Schwarz (1913:265, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17379)
  5. Roberts (1913:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Afolayan & Amubode (1985:260, 261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67254)
  9. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  11. Groves & Grubb (2011:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41767/99376685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phacochoerus edentatus

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1828

Family

Suidae

Root name

edentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

320

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24377953

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Phascochaerus typicus

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Suidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968296

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Phacochoerus pallasii

Van der Hoeven, 1839

Family

Suidae

Root name

pallasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42055825

Authority publication

Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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