Swine Basics

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Swine Basics - Evolution

Kingdom: Animalia
	Phylum: Chordata
		Class: Mammalia - the other mammals
			Order: Artiodactyla - the other even toed mammals
				Suborder: Suina

Eocene Era:
Suborder: Suina
Family: Dichobunidae
Family: Entelodontidae Archaeotherium

Modern Era:

Suborder: Suina

Family:
Tayassuidae

Giant forest peccary

	Family: Suidae
Species: Babyrousa (Unusual as the upper canines penetrate the upper face)

Species: Phacochoerus africanus (Wart Hog)
Species: Sus scrofa - European wild boar
Species: Sus verrucosus - Javanese pig
Species: Sus scrofa leucomystax - Japanese wild boar
Species: Sus barbatus - Bearded pig
Species: Potamochoerus larvatus - Red river hog - Bush pig
Species: Hylochoerus meinertzhageni - Giant forest hog
Hippotopamidae
	Family: Hippopotamdae (2 species-Hippopotamus and Pigmy hippopotamus)

The "pigs" and "Hippos" have been separated - interestingly by the Camels!

But Hippos are still retained in this general text as they resemble pigs phyotypically even if not through their genes.