Bushpig
Potamochoerus larvatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilySuidae (Suids)
- GenusPotamochoerus (Bushpigs)
- SpeciesPotamochoerus larvatus (Bushpig)
The bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a member of the pig family that inhabits forests, woodland, riverine vegetation and cultivated areas in East and Southern Africa. Introduced populations are also probably present in Madagascar. There have also been unverified reports of their presence on the Comoro island of Mayotte. Bushpigs are mainly nocturnal. There are several subspecies. The vernacular name 'bushpig' may be used for either Potamochoerus species. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Suni
Neotragus moschatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bushpig at Selous Game Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 11 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |