![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Metridiochoerus_hopwoodi.jpg/640px-Metridiochoerus_hopwoodi.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Metridiochoerus
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Metridiochoerus andrewsi?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Metridiochoerus is an extinct genus of swine known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Africa. It is also known as the giant warthog.
Quick Facts Metridiochoerus Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...
Metridiochoerus Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Jaw of M. hopwoodi at National Museum of Natural History | |
![]() | |
M. andrewsi (centre) compared to a living Desert warthog (left) and Notochoerus eulius (right) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Suidae |
Subfamily: | Suinae |
Genus: | †Metridiochoerus Hopwood, 1926 |
Type species | |
†Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood, 1926 | |
Species | |
|
Close