Scientific Name
Sus scrofa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
feral hog
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Suidae |
| Subfamily | Suinae |
| Tribe | Suini |
| Genus | Sus |
| Species | Sus scrofa |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky. Final report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC; 26pp.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky. Final report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC; 26pp.; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals; Smithsonian Institution Press, 750 pp.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Extensive hog rooting can damage understory vegetation and destabilize soils
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky. Final report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC; 26pp.; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals; Smithsonian Institution Press, 750 pp.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Extensive hog rooting can damage understory vegetation and destabilize soils
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky. Final report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC; 26pp.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
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
ERaskin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/13/2018 8:21:04 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: exotic. Species Land Mgr Comments: Reported as an Exotic on NR-MAP97. Species Land Manager Status Code: U97NPS01SESO. El.Site Db Code: USNPSER*187. TNC Code: AMALA01010., Park Species Data Source: Converted from SE.xls file by I & M Office
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