Genus

Forest Hogs

Hylochoerus

1 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderArtiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans)
FamilySuidae (Suids)
GenusHylochoerus (Forest Hogs)

Species in this group

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~70%

Jan

~70%

Feb

~70%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~30%

May

~60%

Jun

~80%

Jul

~80%

Aug

~80%

Sep

~70%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~70%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Forest Hogs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 1	~80%
	Giant Forest Hog			~80%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 1	~50%
	Giant Forest Hog			~50%

Forest Hogs

Species in this group

Giant Forest Hog

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Forest Hogs

Parks Ranked