VIETNAMESE POT-BELLIED PIG Sus scrofa

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An Asian variety with an extremely foreshortened snout, rather reminiscent of a "pug" dog.

TAXONOMY Order - Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed) Suborder - Suiformes ("piglike") Family - Suidae (pigs)

Dental Formula : 3.1.4.3 / 3.1.4.3 = 44

	1.Vietnamese pot-bellied pig skull, male, lateral view.
	1.Vietnamese pot-bellied pig skull, male, anterior view.

Details of Specimens Illustrated

Image 1

Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig xxSus scrofa

Sex - male

Stage - adult

Area collected - USA

Source - Courtesy of Joey Williams

Measurements

Overall length

205mm

Zygomatic width

136mm

Scientific Name : Sus - "pig" (latin)
Scientific Name : scrofa - "breeding sow" (latin

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