- Nyumbani
- Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas, 1904
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas, 1904
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Suidae > Genus: Hylochoerus > Species: Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas, 1904
Common Name: Forest Hog [English]
Type Description
Nature, 70:577.
Type Locality
Kenya, 'Nandi Forest, near the Victoria Nyanza, at an Altitude of 7000 feet'; Nandi Forest, Near Kaimosi [2134 m] (Allen and Lawrence, 1936).
Measurements
Head and body: 1300-2100 mm
Tail length: 300-450 mm
Weight: 130-275 kg
Tail length: 300-450 mm
Weight: 130-275 kg
Description
Once recorded as living on Mt. Kilimanjaro, there is now debate about whether this pig ever lived in the forests of Kilimanjaro.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3B:209-229.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 332-333.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1053-1054, 1059-1060.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 332-333.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1053-1054, 1059-1060.