Bush-pig vs Vegetable fern

Potamochoerus larvatus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush-pig	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Suidae (Pigs)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Potamochoerus	Diplazium
Species	Potamochoerus larvatus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Bush-pig

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush-pig	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush-pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.