Hemichoerus Filhol 1882 (pig)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Suidae

Parent taxon: Suidae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Aureliachoerus, Babyrousinae, Cainochoerinae, Chaeropotamina, Dinochoerus, Eocenchoerus, Eumaiochoerus, Gerontochoerus, Hippopotamodon, Hyosus, Hyotheriinae, Kubanochoerinae, Kubanochoerus, Listriodontinae, Lophochoerus, Mabokopithecus, Mesochoerus, Microstonyx, Namachoerinae, Nyanzachoerus, Odoichoerus, Palaeochoerinae, Paradoxodonides, Promesochoerus, Pronotochoerus, Schizochoerinae, Suinae, Tetraconodontinae, Xenohyus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hemichoerus in the database

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