Pig
genus of even-toed ungulates This article is about the genus. For other uses, see Pig (disambiguation). Pig Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to recent Bornean bearded pig at the London Zoo. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae Subfamily: Suinae Genus: Sus Linnaeus, 1758 Species See text A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus , within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae. Pigs include the domestic pig and its ancestor, the common Eurasian wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), along with other species. Related creatures outside the genus include the peccary, the babirusa, and the warthog. Pigs, like all suids, are native to the Eurasian and African continents. Juvenile pigs are known as piglets. [1] Pigs are highly social and intelligent animals. [2] With around 1 billion individuals alive at any time, the domestic pig is among the most populous lar