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title: "Knobbelzwijn"
description: "Phacochoerus africanus — Zoogdieren. The common warthog is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-warthog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Knobbelzwijn

> Phacochoerus africanus — Zoogdieren. The common warthog is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Phacochoerus africanus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 15773
- Wikidata: [Q183255](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183255)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42122](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42122)

## Names

- en: Common Warthog
- de: Warzenschwein
- es: Facoquero
- fr: Phacochère commun
- nl: Knobbelzwijn
- pl: Guziec zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (6009), KE (1895), TZ (1688), NA (959), BW (811), UG (718), ZW (469), BJ (373), ZM (306), SN (242), ET (195), MW (164)

## Summary

The common warthog is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P. aethiopicus, but today that scientific name is restricted to the desert warthog of northern Kenya, Somalia, and eastern Ethiopia.

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

## Photo

![Knobbelzwijn](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-warthog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236535409

## Machine access

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