---
title: "Potamochère roux"
description: "Potamochoerus porcus — Mammifères. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/red-river-hog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Potamochère roux

> Potamochoerus porcus — Mammifères. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Potamochoerus porcus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 714
- Wikidata: [Q654370](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q654370)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42139](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42139)

## Names

- en: Red River Hog
- de: Pinselohrschwein
- es: Cerdo del río Rojo
- fr: Potamochère roux
- nl: Penseelzwijn
- pl: Dzikan rzeczny

## Countries with the most observations

CF (124), GA (71), CI (21), CG (17), BJ (15), CD (11), CM (7), NG (6), GW (3), LR (3)

## Photo

![Potamochère roux](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-river-hog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vassil · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potamochoerus_porcus_Zoo_Amneville_28092014_2.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-river-hog?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).