(Porcula salvania)
The pygmy hog is a suid (boar or hog) which lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. They are the smallest member of the Suid (hog) family. Today, their only know population lives in Assam, India.
Conservation status: Critically Endangered
Scientific classification:-
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artidactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Porcula
Species: P. salvania
They are about 55-71 cm (21.5 to 28 in) long and stand at 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 in), with a tail of 1 inch. They weight 6.6 to 11.8 kg. Their skin is dark brownish-black and hair is dark. They lives for about 8 years. That feed on roots, tubers, insects, rodents and small reptiles.
Their population is estimated around 200- 250 individuals. Thier only population lives in the Manas National Park. They were reintroduced in the Manas National Park, with 6 individuals and their population have grown upto 200 individuals.
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