Sus scrofa

Earth; 2012

Scientific Name:  Sus scrofa

Alternate Common Name:  Feral Pig

Taxonomy:

Kingdom – Animalia

Phylum – Chordata

Subphylum - Verebrata

Class – Mammalia

Subclass – Theria

Infraclass - Eutheria

Order – Artiodactyla

Family – Suidae

Subfamily - Suinae

Genus – Sus

Species – Sus scrofa

Lifespan:  5 to 8 years

Weight:  150 to 900 pounds

Length: can exceed 5 feet

Cerebralization Index:  14

Chromosomes:  19

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