Ciliated German Pellitory vs wild boar

Anacyclus ciliatus compared with Sus scrofa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ciliated German Pellitory	wild boar
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Anacyclus	Sus (Pigs)
Species	Anacyclus ciliatus	Sus scrofa

Conservation Status

Ciliated German Pellitory

LC — Least Concern

wild boar

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ciliated German Pellitory	wild boar
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	80.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ciliated German Pellitory

Habitat

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

wild boar

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (8 countries).

Ciliated German Pellitory

Ciliated German pellitory (Anacyclus ciliatus) is an annual or short-lived perennial herb in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin. It produces prostrate to ascending stems bearing finely divided, feathery leaves and daisy-like flower heads with white ray florets and a yellow disc. The species grows in dry, open habitats such as rocky slopes, garrigue, abandoned fields, roadsides, and coastal scrub, preferring calcareous soils with low fertility and good drainage. Its distribution spans southern Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, encompassing the core of the Mediterranean climatic zone. Anacyclus ciliatus is classified as Least Concern, with widespread populations across its native range. The genus Anacyclus includes several species with similar morphology, and its taxonomy has been subject to revision. Like many Mediterranean annuals, ciliated German pellitory completes its life cycle during the cool, wet winter and spring months, producing abundant seed before the summer drought. It is a component of traditional Mediterranean dry grassland and rocky vegetation communities. Some Anacyclus species have been investigated for medicinal properties, particularly root extracts showing anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity. Conservation of Mediterranean garrigue and dry grassland habitats benefits this species alongside many other endemic plants of the region.

wild boar

家豚の祖先であるイノシシは最大200kgに達する頑強な雑食性の有蹄類で、西ヨーロッパからアジア、北アフリカまで森林、湿地、草原などさまざまな生息地に分布します。高い適応性と旺盛な繁殖力により、北アメリカやオーストラリアなど多くの地域で侵略的外来種となっています。土を掘り返す習性により土壌と植生を攪乱し、森林構造と種子の発芽に大きな影響を与えます。