Potamochoerus porcus (red river hog)

Mass: 66.0 kg based on Bobo et al. 2015

Latitudinal range: -2.4° to 8.7°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical savanna (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2)

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Found in 12 samples

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanda 2 (Middle Pleistocene), Katanda 9 (Middle Pleistocene)

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.1) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (DBS) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL3) (Holocene), Lainyamok (Middle Pleistocene)

Republic of the Congo: Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Kouilou Département, Forestry Management Unit Ngombé, Tsinguidi

Togo: Fazao-Malfakassa National Park (dry season), Fazao-Malfakassa National Park (wet season)

Size measurements:
body mass35000 kgN = 1Bobo et al. 2015
body mass80000 kgN = 1Bobo et al. 2015
body mass80000 kgN = 1Bobo et al. 2015
body mass83720 kgN = 1Bobo et al. 2015

See also Potamochoerus, Potamochoerus larvatus, Potamochoerus sp.