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Bush-pig

Potamochoerus larvatus (F.Cuvier, 1822) — also called Bushpig, Wild Pig. Occurrence records of the Bush-pig are shared on GBIF from around 41 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Roosfontein Nature Reserve (16 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concern
41reserves with records
219records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal16
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal12
Garden Route National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape11
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo11
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal10
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal10
Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo9
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal9
Addo Elephant National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape9
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape8
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected areaWC Western Cape8
Mabula Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo6
Nyati ConcessionProtected areaEC Eastern Cape6
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserveWC Western Cape6
Wilderness National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape5
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal5
Mapungubwe National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo5
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal5
Kgaswane Nature Reserve RustenburgNature reserveNW North West5
Paradise ValleyNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal4
Medike Mountain SanctuaryNature reserveLP Limpopo4
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal4
EWT Medike ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo4
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng3
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo3
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected areaWC Western Cape3
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West3
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal3
Hottentots-HollandProtected areaWC Western Cape3
St. Lucia SystemProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal3
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal3
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal3
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape3
Jubilee Creek Picnic SiteNature reserveWC Western Cape3
False Bay ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Lapalala WildernessGame reserveLP Limpopo2
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuaryWC Western Cape2
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Karkloof FallsNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal
18 reserves
Western Cape
10 reserves
Limpopo
8 reserves
Eastern Cape
2 reserves
North West
2 reserves
Gauteng
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Suidae
Scientific name
Potamochoerus larvatus
GBIF taxon
2441226
Wikidata
Q430489

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.