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Scientific Name
Sus scrofa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
wild 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
Nativeness
Non-native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Two breeding seasons- one in December or January and another in April or May
Park Rank Tags
-
Park infrequent
small breeding pop's in every watershed, ~300 removed each year which keeps the population lower than otherwise. This species is the recipient of extensive control efforts by the park.
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
8
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Feral hog populations generally are mixture of European wild hogs, recent domestic hogs, and feral hogs (A82SWE01NA); few if any pure European wild boar populations. STATUS: Non-Native, Breeder, Common, Present in Park;; ; Taxonomy Notes: ""wild hog"" is the park prefered common name; General Notes: ""wild hog"" is the park prefered common name Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/9972e23dee034501a08d12d81a9b7192;
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