Species Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Pig
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (not found in ZIUU or in NHRM), 'Europa australiore'.Type locality references:
Thomas, O. 1911. The mammals of the tenth edition of Linnaeus; an attempt to fix the types of the genera and the exact bases and localities of the species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1911: 120-158 [140] (identified the type locality as 'Germany').
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hickman, G.C. 1981. National mammal guides: a review of references to Recent faunas. Mammal Review 11: 53-85 (for works giving taxonomic arrangements and synonyms)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also on Kangaroo Is.
Introduced from Europe.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Crop, gregarious, necrophagous, noctidiurnal, omnivore, predator, subtropical, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Feral.
General References
Bowman, D.M.J.S. & McDonough, L. 1993. Feral pig (Sus scrofa) rooting in a monsoon forest - wetland transition, northern Australia. Wildlife Research 18: 761-765
Caley, P. 1993. Population dynamics of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in a tropical riverine habitat complex. Wildlife Research 20: 625-636
Caley, P. 1994. Factors affecting the success rate of traps for catching feral pigs in a tropical habitat. Wildlife Research 21: 287-292
Caley, P. 1997. Movements, activity patterns and habitat use of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in a tropical habitat. Wildlife Research 24: 77-88
Choquenot, D. 1995. Assessing visibility bias associated with helocopter counts of feral pigs in Australia's semi-arid rangelands. Wildlife Research 22: 569-578
Choquenot, D. 1998. Testing the relative influence of intrinsic and extrinsic variation in food availability on feral pig populations in Australia's rangelands. Journal of Animal Ecology 67: 887-907
Choquenot, D. & Saunders, G. 1993. A comparison of three aging techniques for feral pigs from subalpine and semi-arid habitats. Wildlife Research 20: 163-171
Claridge, A.W. & May, T.W. 1994. Mycophagy among Australian mammals. Australian Journal of Ecology 19: 251-275
Clutton-Brock, J. 1981. Domesticated Animals from Early Times. London : British Museum 208 pp.
Corbett, L. 1995. Does dingo predation or buffalo competition regulate feral pig populations in the Australian wet-dry tropics? An experimental study. Wildlife Research 22: 65-74
Dexter, N. 1996. The effect of an intensive shooting exercise from a helicopter on the behaviour of surviving pigs. Wildlife Research 23: 435-442
Fensham, R.J. 1993. The impact of pig rooting on populations of Burmania sp., a rare rainforest herb on Bathurst Island. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 103: 5-12
Groves, C. 1981. Ancestors for the pigs: taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Sus. Department of Prehistory Research School of Pacific Studies Australian National University Technical Bulletin 3: i-viii 1-96
Hafez, E.S.E., Sumption, L.J. & Jakway, J.S. 1962. The behaviour of swine. pp. 334-369 in Hafez, E.S.E. (ed.). The Behaviour of Domestic Animals. London : Baillière, Tindall & Cox.
Haltenorth, T. 1963. Klassifikation der Säugetiere: Artiodactyla. Handbuch der Zoologie Berlin 8(teil 1, lfg. 32): 1-167 pls 1-16
Heise-Pavlov, P.M. & Heise-Pavlov, S.R. 2003. Feral pigs in tropical lowland rainforest of north-eastern Australia: ecology, zoonoses and management. Wildlife Biology 9(Suppl. 1): 21-27
Hone, J. 1995. Spatial and temporal aspects of vertebrate pest damage with emphasis on feral pigs. Journal of Applied Ecology 32: 311-319
Hone, J. 2002. Feral pigs in Namadgi National Park, Australia: dynamics, impacts and management. Biological Conservation 105: 231-242
Hone, L.J. & Martin, W. 1998. A study of dung and plot size for surveying feral pigs using dung counts. Wildlife Research 25: 255-260
Laurance, W.F. & Harrington, G.N. 1997. Ecological associations of feeding sites of feral pigs in the Queensland wet tropics. Wildlife Research 24: 579-590
Long, J.L. 1972. Introduced birds and mammals in Western Australia. Agricultural Protection Board Western Australia Technical Service 1: 1-30
McIlroy, J.C. & Gifford, E.J. 1997. The 'Judas' pig technique: a method that could enhance control programmes against feral pigs, Sus scrofa. Wildlife Research 24: 483-491
McKnight, T. 1976. Friendly vermin. A survey of feral livestock in Australia. University of California Publications in Geography 21: i-viii 1-104
Pavlov, P.M. 1995. Pig Sus scrofa. pp. 715-717 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Pond, W.G. & Houpt, K.A. 1978. The Biology of the Pig. Ithaca : Cornell Univ. Press 371 pp.
Saunders, G. 1993. The demography of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales. Wildlife Research 20: 559-569
Saunders, G., & Kay, B. 1996. Movements and home ranges of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales. Wildlife Research 23: 711-720
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Pig)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Dec-2010 | 16-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |