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title: "Desert Warthog"
description: "Phacochoerus aethiopicus — Mammals. The desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) is a mammalian, artiodactyl-ungulate species of the pig and swine family (Suidae) native to the Horn of Africa region of East Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/desert-warthog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Desert Warthog

> Phacochoerus aethiopicus — Mammals. The desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) is a mammalian, artiodactyl-ungulate species of the pig and swine family (Suidae) native to the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.

- Scientific name: *Phacochoerus aethiopicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna), `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 311
- Wikidata: [Q529738](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529738)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42123](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42123)

## Names

- en: Desert Warthog
- de: Wüstenwarzenschwein
- es: Facoquero del desierto
- fr: Phacochère du désert
- nl: Woestijnknobbelzwijn
- pt: Facoquero-oriental
- pl: Guziec pustynny

## Countries with the most observations

KE (284), SO (11), ET (4)

## Summary

The desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) is a mammalian, artiodactyl-ungulate species of the pig and swine family (Suidae) native to the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Two subspecies have been named: the Cape warthog (P. a. aethiopicus), which became extinct around 1865, had once inhabited South Africa, while the extant Somali warthog (P. a. delamerei) is largely found in Kenya and Somalia, some areas of Ethiopia, and potentially still inhabits parts of Djibouti and Eritrea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_warthog

## Photo

![Desert Warthog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/desert-warthog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tony Rebelo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11038840

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/desert-warthog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).