The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is a very small and endangered species of pig and the only species in the genus Porcula. Endemic to India, the pygmy hog is a suid native of the alluvial grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas, at elevations of up to 300 m (980 ft).

The Pygmy Hog is the smallest and rarest wild suid in the world. The species was historically known from only a few locations in northern West Bengal and north-western Assam in India, though it is now believed likely to have occurred in an extensive area of tall, alluvial grasslands south of the Himalayan foothills from north-western Uttar ...

The Pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is a suid found in the Himalayas. It is the smallest and the rarest wild pig in the world and is now listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Dec 24, 2024 · Pygmy Hog is the world’s smallest wild pig. It is one of the indicator species of grassland habitats. It lives in sociable family groups of up to 20, led by a matriarch. Pygmy hog-sucking Louse is a critically endangered parasite that feeds only on Pygmy Hogs. Distribution: This rare pig species is found only in Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam.

The present range of Sus salvanius (commonly known as the pygmy hog) is found only in the reserve forest belts of the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and the Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary in northwestern Assam, India. However, they were once found in …

May 26, 2021 · Mumbai, India — In the thick, tall grasslands of the Himalaya foothills lives the endangered pygmy hog, a species so small its piglets can fit in your pocket. Standing about 10 inches tall, the...

Apr 26, 2021 · What are pygmy hogs? The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is the world’s smallest and rarest pig species. Compared to an adult wild boar (Sus scrofa), which weighs around 80 kilograms, an adult pygmy hog is relatively small and weighs only eight kilograms (Figure 1).

Apr 24, 2018 · The smallest member of the pig family, the pygmy hog (porcula salvania), is a critically endangered species. Once found along a narrow strip of tall and wet grassland plains on the Himalayan foothills – from Uttar Pradesh to Assam, through Nepal’s terai areas and Bengal’s duars – it was thought to have become extinct in the 1960s.

Jun 12, 2012 · The Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania) is the world’s smallest and rarest wild pig. Fully grown it measures around 65cm (25 inches) in length, 25cm (10 inches) in height and has a tail of 1 inch long. The male adult weighs around 8 - 9kg, females are a little less, whereas new born piglets weigh just around 150 - 175grams. Pygmy Hogs are the only ...

The pygmy hog is the smallest and rarest wild suid in the world. Found in undisturbed patches of grassland, typically comprising dense tall grass intermixed with a wide variety of herbs, shrubs and young trees, at the foothills of the Himalaya.