How many Suid species/subspecies have You seen?

King of Komodo Dragons said:
In Zoos

Common Warthog - Phacochoerus africanus
Red River Hog - Potamochoerus porcus
North Sulawesi Babirusa - Babyrousa celebensis
Visayan Warty Pig - Sus cebifrons
Chacoan Peccary - Catagonus wagneri
White-Lipped Peccary - Tayassu pecari
Kunekune Pig - Sus domesticus kunekune

In wild

Collared Peccary/Javelina - Pecari tajacu
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This thread is only for members of the family Suidae. Peccaries are members of the family Tayassuidae.
 
Since I started keeping track in 2020, I've seen a total of four species:

- Northern Sulawesi Babirusa (at Roger Williams Park Zoo only)
- Common Warthog (at a total of four zoos)
- Red River Hog (at a total of five zoos)
- Visayan Warty Pig (at Capron Park Zoo and Utica Zoo)

Since I notice some people also mentioning peccaries (even though they aren't suids), I've also seen the Chacoan Peccary at Stone and Elmwood Park Zoos.
 
My list is pretty much identical to everyone else’s here; I’ve only seen 5 species, all of them captive:

- Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
- Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)
- Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
- Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
- North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
 
RatioTile said:
My proudest achievement in suids is having photographed 4 Asian subspecies of wild boar - Japanese (Sus scrofa leucomystax), Okinawan (Sus scrofa riukiuanus), Taiwanese (Sus scrofa taivanus) and Banded Pig (Sus scrofa vittatus), the last one wild in Singapore.
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That is a remarkable accomplishment! Knowing this, I was looking forward to your post in this thread!
 
I have the same standard recurring 5 species

Domesticated pig (Sus scrofa)
Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)
Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
 
Unfortunately my list of suids is rather unimpressive
Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)
Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
 
Great idea @UngulateNerd92, happy to participate!

My Suid Species List: 7/22 Wild (in Bold)

1.) (Babyrousa celebensis) Sulawesi Babirusa
2.) (Phacochoerus aethiopicus delamerei) Somali Desert Warthog
3.) (Phacochoerus africanus aeliani) Eritrean Warthog
4.) (Phacochoerus africanus africanus) Northern Warthog
5.) (Phacochoerus africanus massaicus) Central African Warthog
6.) (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii) Southern Warthog
7.) (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni meinertzhageni) Eastern Giant Forest Hog
8.) (Potamochoerus larvatus koiropotamus) Southern Bush Pig
9.) (Potamochoerus porcus) Red River Hog
10.) (Sus barbatus barbatus) Bornean Bearded Pig
11.) (Sus cebifrons negrinus) Visayan Warty Pig
12.) (Sus domesticus) Domestic Pig
13.) (Sus philippensis philippensis) Philippine Warty Pig
14.) (Sus scrofa castillianus) Iberian Wild Boar
15.) (Sus scrofa cristatus) Indian Wild Boar
16.) (Sus scrofa jubatus) Thai Wild Boar
17.) (Sus scrofa leucomystax) Japanese Wild Boar
18.) (Sus scrofa libycus) Anatolian Wild Boar
19.) (Sus scrofa scrofa) Central European Wild Boar
20.) (Sus scrofa taivanus) Taiwan Wild Boar
21.) (Sus scrofa vittatus) Banded Pig
22.) (Sus verrucosus) Javan Warty Pig

Plus the three Peccaries:
1.) (Tayassu pecari) White-lipped Peccary
2.) (Catagonus wagneri) Chacoan Peccary
3.) (Dicotyles tajacu) Collared Peccary
 
Tetzoo Quizzer said:
Wild sightings of
Wild Boar (Morocco)
Feral Pig (USA)
Bornean Bearded Pig (Sabah)
Common Warthog (multiple countries)
Giant Forest Hog (Uganda)
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Wild boar in Morocco, wow! You saw a subspecies not listed here from anyone else. The North African/Barbary wild boar (Sus scrofa algira). Do you have any photographs of these animal(s) you can share with us?
 
Giant Eland said:
Great idea @UngulateNerd92, happy to participate!

My Suid Species List: 7/22 Wild (in Bold)

1.) (Babyrousa celebensis) Sulawesi Babirusa
2.) (Phacochoerus aethiopicus delamerei) Somali Desert Warthog
3.) (Phacochoerus africanus aeliani) Eritrean Warthog
4.) (Phacochoerus africanus africanus) Northern Warthog
5.) (Phacochoerus africanus massaicus) Central African Warthog
6.) (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii) Southern Warthog
7.) (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni meinertzhageni) Eastern Giant Forest Hog
8.) (Potamochoerus larvatus koiropotamus) Southern Bush Pig
9.) (Potamochoerus porcus) Red River Hog
10.) (Sus barbatus barbatus) Bornean Bearded Pig
11.) (Sus cebifrons negrinus) Visayan Warty Pig
12.) (Sus domesticus) Domestic Pig
13.) (Sus philippensis philippensis) Philippine Warty Pig
14.) (Sus scrofa castillianus) Iberian Wild Boar
15.) (Sus scrofa cristatus) Indian Wild Boar
16.) (Sus scrofa jubatus) Thai Wild Boar
17.) (Sus scrofa leucomystax) Japanese Wild Boar
18.) (Sus scrofa libycus) Anatolian Wild Boar
19.) (Sus scrofa scrofa) Central European Wild Boar
20.) (Sus scrofa taivanus) Taiwan Wild Boar
21.) (Sus scrofa vittatus) Banded Pig
22.) (Sus verrucosus) Javan Warty Pig

Plus the three Peccaries:
1.) (Tayassu pecari) White-lipped Peccary
2.) (Catagonus wagneri) Chacoan Peccary
3.) (Dicotyles tajacu) Collared Peccary
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Did you happen to document the subspecies of Collared peccary and White lipped peccary you saw?
 
The Boar sighting was very brief and unexpected; walking along the road at the francolin site, went round a bend to see the boar facing us on the road, it looked up, turned tail and ran. No photos, but still vivid around 30 years later.
 
Feral hog
Common warthog
Red river hog
North Sulawesi babirusa
Visayan warty pig
 
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