Bush-pig vs Elephant Apple

Potamochoerus larvatus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush-pig	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Suidae (Pigs)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Potamochoerus	Dillenia
Species	Potamochoerus larvatus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Bush-pig

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush-pig	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush-pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Bush-pig

The Bush-pig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a species in the genus Potamochoerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.