Potamochoerini
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Potamochoerini is a tribe of
even-toed ungulates The even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla , ) are ungulates—hoofed animals—which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing poster ...
which encompasses the
giant forest hog The giant forest hog (''Hylochoerus meinertzhageni''), the only member of its genus (''Hylochoerus''), is native to wooded habitats in Africa and is generally considered the largest wild member of the pig family, Suidae; however, a few subspecie ...
s and the river pigs.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q11887316 Suinae Miocene even-toed ungulates Extant Miocene first appearances Mammal tribes