Bush-pig vs Eye Bright

Potamochoerus larvatus compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush-pig	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Suidae (Pigs)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Potamochoerus	Heliotropium
Species	Potamochoerus larvatus	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Bush-pig

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush-pig	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush-pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.