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Scientific Name
Sus scrofa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
FERAL HOG
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilySuidae
SubfamilySuinae
TribeSuini
GenusSus
SpeciesSus scrofa
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Feral hogs has been confirmed by JELA Natural Resource staff, 2010.; Data Source: Haigler Pate, Chief of Natural Resources, JEAL. Hood, Craig S. 2006. Final Report Inventory of the Mammals of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Battlefield units, 75 pp; Hood, Craig S. 2006. Final Report Inventory of the Mammals of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Battlefield units, 75 pp
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
Abundance
Common
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Studies should be conducted to assess park status at Barataria, concern for impacts on ecosystem.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
sac - I & M Office
Last Modified Date
8/30/2010 12:19:19 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: exotic; hunted in the preserve - 50+ taken, photos; may be extripated (Muth, 1999). Species Land Mgr Comments: Reported as an Exotic on NR-MAP97. Species Land Manager Status Code: U97NPS01SESO. El.Site Db Code: USNPSERO*11510. TNC Code: AMALA01010., Park Species Data Source: Hood, Craig S. 2006. Final Report Inventory of the Mammals of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Battlefield units, 75 pp
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