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References
Schaller 1973, Schaller 1977, Wegge 1979, Wang and Hoffman 1987 (and references therein), Wegge 1991,
Suwal and Verheugt 1995, Shackleton 1997, Schaller 1998, Ernst 2003, Shrestha et al. 2005, Baral and Shah
2008, Harris 2008a, Nepal Red List of Mammals Field Technicians Workshop 2010.
21) Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names
Wild Boar (English); Bandel (Nepali)
Synonyms
Sus andamanensis (Blyth, 1858); Sus ternatensis
(Rolleston, 1877); Sus aruensis, Sus ceramensis
(Rosenberg, 1878); Sus niger (Finsch, 1886); Sus
natunensis (Miller, 1901); Sus nicobaricus (Miller,
1902); Sus floresianus (Jentink, 1905); Sus babi
(Miller, 1906); Sus enganus, Sus tuancus (Lyon, 1916);
Sus goramensis (De Beaux, 1924); Sus papuensis
(Lesson & Garnot, 1826)
Species Description
Dark grey-brown coat of stiff bristles and a black
mane. Males have a set of tusks. Young are ochre in
colour with cream spots and stripes.
Species Ecology
Wild Boars are highly versatile and often found
along the fringes of forests and close to agricultural
fields. They have a broad diet but mainly feed on
roots and ground tubers.
A litter of four to eight young is produced after a
gestation period of approximately four months.
Conservation Status
Global: Least Concern
National: Least Concern
Rationale for assessment: This species is considered
Least Concern in view of its wide distribution range
and an abundant population.
National Population Size
Total: > 30,000
Trend: Increasing
There are no population estimates available for this
species in Nepal, however it is frequently observed
and speculated to be in excess of 30,000 animals
and increasing.
National Distribution
This species is widely distributed across Nepal
including within all protected areas of the lowland
Terai and parts of protected areas in the highland
region. It also occurs extensively outside protected
areas.
Distribution outside Nepal
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium,
Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia,
China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong
Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq Israel,
Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan,
Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia,