Suidae and Tayassuidae

• Main Authors: Jiménez Martínez, María Ángeles, Gasper, David J., Carmona Muciño, María del Carmen, Terio, Karen A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Article; Many Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7150131/; https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-805306-5.00008-0

The Suidae and Tayassuidae live on all continents except Antarctica. True wild boars were indigenous to Europe and Asia and are the ancestors to the domestic pig; with whom they share the same scientific name Sus scrofa. Wild boars have been introduced to the Americas and many islands. Because of th...