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title: "Bushpig"
description: "Potamochoerus larvatus — Mammiferi. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/bushpig
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bushpig

> Potamochoerus larvatus — Mammiferi. 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.

- Scientific name: *Potamochoerus larvatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1228
- Wikidata: [Q430489](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q430489)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42138](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42138)

## Names

- en: Bushpig
- de: Buschschwein
- es: Cerdo de monte
- fr: Potamochère du Cap
- nl: Boszwijn
- pl: Dzikan zaroślowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (643), MW (49), TZ (42), MZ (32), KE (27), ZM (20), SZ (12), UG (11), ZW (11), ET (6), MG (4)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Bushpig](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bushpig/medium.jpg)

Photo: Di Turner · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61214908

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bushpig?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).