Taxon name
Sus scrofa
Linnaeus, 1758
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sus scrofa
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Wild Boar, Eurasian Wild Boar, Buno Shukar, Shuar, Poimal, Bonno
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
In a major review of the Genus Sus, Groves (1981) recognized 16, possibly 17, subspecies, which are divided into four regional groupings based on both geographic and morphological criteria such as skull height and lacrimal bone length. These include vario
Sus papuensis Lesson & Garnot, 1826; Sus andamanensis Blyth, 1858; Sus ternatensis Rolleston, 1877; Sus aruensis Rosenberg, 1878; Sus niger Finsch, 1886; Sus natunensis Miller, 1901; Sus floresianus Jentink, 1905; Sus babi Miller, 1906; Sus enganus Lyon,
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is common and occurs in different types of forests throughout Bangladesh. Although the population size and trends have not been quantified or estimated, the population size is not believed to approach the thresholds of any of the threatened categories. Due to its wide range of distribution, presence in many protected areas and tolerance to habitat disturbance this species is listed as Least Concern.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sajeda Begum
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species has a wide distribution throughout the steppe and broadleaved forest regions of the Palaearctic, from Western Europe to the Russian Far East, extending southwards as far North Africa, the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East, through India, Indo-China, Japan, Taiwan and the Greater Sunda Islands of South-east Asia. This species originated in Europe and Asia, but were widely introduced to North America and are considered an invasive species in the southeastern United States and California. They are common throughout Eurasia, and inhabit every continent except Antarctica (Oliver and Leus 2008). All forests of northeast, southeast, southwest, north and central parts of Bangladesh (Khan 2008, Feeroz et al. 2011, 2012; Feeroz 2013).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is most active in the early morning and late afternoon, though they become nocturnal in disturbed areas, where activity usually commences shortly before sunset and continues throughout the night. They occur solitary, in pair and also sometimes in groups. Wild Boars are omnivorous. They predominantly eat plant matter, particularly crops, fruits, grains, tubers, roots, and green plants. They have also been known to consume carrion, small rodents, insects, and worms. They adjust their diets based on availability of food, which can vary with seasons, weather conditions, and locations (Oliver and Leus 2008). Wild Boar is ecologically flexible and lives in habitats ranging from closed natural and planted forests to open scrublands with some cover, such as grasslands, wooded forests, agricultural areas, shrublands and marshy swamplands. They require a nearby water source and shelter (dense vegetation) to protect and conceal them from predation (Kamruzzaman 2009).
History
Not Threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232