Babi semak (bahasa Inggris: bushpig; nama ilmiah: Potamochoerus larvatus) adalah anggota keluarga Suidae yang tinggal di hutan, vegetasi sungai, dan reed-bed di Afrika Timur dan Selatan. Hewan ini secara umum bersifat nokturnal.
| Babi semak
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Potamochoerus larvatus  | |
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| Status konservasi | |
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| Risiko rendah | |
| IUCN | 41770 |
| Taksonomi | |
| Kelas | Mammalia |
| Ordo | Artiodactyla |
| Famili | Suidae |
| Tribus | Potamochoerini |
| Genus | Potamochoerus |
| Spesies | Potamochoerus larvatus (F.Cuvier, 1822) |
| Tata nama | |
| Protonim | Sus larvatus |
| Distribusi | |
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Subspesies
Babi semak terdiri atas beberapa subspesies:[1]
- Potamochoerus larvatus larvatus (babi-semak madagaskar)
- Potamochoerus larvatus edwardsi (babi-semak Edward)
- Potamochoerus larvatus hassama (babi-semak wajah putih)
- Potamochoerus larvatus koiropotamus (babi-semak selatan)
- Potamochoerus larvatus nyasae (babi-semak nyasa)
- Potamochoerus larvatus somaliensis (babi-semak somalia).
Referensi
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