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MammalMAP:   11962
Province:  
Country:   Tanzania
Locus:   0737DB
Observer:   Jubber W
Date of record:   2014-10-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Tanzanian subspecie, there are 4 recognized subspecies of Phacochoerus africanus, P. a. massaicus being found in eastern and central Africa, including: Zambia, Malawi, Northern Mozambique, Tanzania and southern Kenya. Grubb (1993) distinguished them from skull variations, and Muwanika et al. (2003) looked at mitochondrial haplotypes clustered into 3 clades, from western, eastern and southern Africa.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   207690
Species name:   Phacochoerus africanus
Common name:   Common Warthog
Family:   Suidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Phacochoerus africana massaicus - Common Warthog
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-11962
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 11962 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2014-11-12 12:00:29
Species name:   Phacochoerus africanus -- Common Warthog
Species code:   207690

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