Bush-pig vs wall scalewort

Potamochoerus larvatus compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush-pig	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Suidae (Pigs)	Porellaceae
Genus	Potamochoerus	Porella
Species	Potamochoerus larvatus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Bush-pig

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush-pig	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush-pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.