Eurasian Wild Pig
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Suidae |
| Genus | Sus |
| Species | Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Rockcastle
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2019.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNA
- Canada
- NNA
Subnational ranks
- North Carolina
- SNA Not Applicable
- Pennsylvania
- SNA Not Applicable
- Texas
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kentucky
- SNA Not Applicable
- Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Georgia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Mississippi
- SNA Not Applicable
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Florida
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alabama
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Tennessee
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- SNA Not Applicable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Bush, G. 1985. Crooked Creek Ice Cave, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. In: Hacker, C., Vore, D. & Vore, D. (eds), 1985 NSS Convention Guidebook no. 25: The Caves of South Eastern Kentucky, pp. 35–37. Ohio Valley Region, National Speleological Society.
How to cite this account
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2978. https://cavebiology.org/species/sus-scrofa/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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