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Phacochoerus

genus of wild pigs
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Phacochoerus

Summary

Phacochoerus is a taxon[1]. Phacochoerus ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,224 views/month, #918 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phacochoerus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Phacochoerus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Phacochoerus belongs to the parent taxon Phacochoerini[5].
  • Phacochoerus's scientific name is Phacochoerus[6].
  • Phacochoerus's Commons category is recorded as Phacochoerus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Phacochoerus is Aper aethiopicus[8].
  • Phacochoerus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phacochoerus[9].
  • Phacochoerus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • Phacochoerus's taxon synonym is recorded as Aper Pallas, 1766[11].

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Classification

Phacochoerus's scientific name is Phacochoerus[6]. Phacochoerus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Phacochoerus is classified within Phacochoerini[5]. The taxonomic type of Phacochoerus is Aper aethiopicus[8].

Identifiers

Phacochoerus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42121[12]. Phacochoerus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41425[13]. Phacochoerus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42320[14]. Phacochoerus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441210[15]. Phacochoerus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 624936[16].

Why It Matters

Phacochoerus ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,224 views/month, #918 of 195,241).[2] Phacochoerus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Phacochoerus is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Opinion 466 Validation under the Plenary Powers of the generic name Phacochoerus Cuvier (F.), 1826, as the generic name for the Wart Hog (class Mammalia). wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type → Aper aethiopicus
    Parent taxon → Phacochoerini
    Topic's main category → Category:Phacochoerus
    Taxon synonym → Aper Pallas, 1766
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538714205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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