{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "wild-boar",
  "name": "Wild Boar",
  "scientificName": "Sus scrofa",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "The wild boar is the ancestor of domestic pigs, a sturdy omnivore with sharp tusks found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and introduced to the Americas and Oceania. Boars root up soil for food, weigh up to 200 kg, and live in matriarchal groups called sounders.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Artiodactyla",
    "family": "Suidae",
    "genus": "Sus"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 90,
    "lengthM": 1.5,
    "topSpeedKmh": 40,
    "lifespanYears": 14
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Sus scrofa"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Omnivore — roots, acorns, insects, carrion, and small animals"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Forests, farmland, and scrub across Eurasia and introduced ranges"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "10–14 years in the wild"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "50–200 kg (110–440 lb); males larger"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Up to 40 km/h (25 mph)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Native across Europe, temperate Asia, and North Africa; introduced to the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands where feral populations thrive.",
    "continents": [
      "Africa",
      "Asia",
      "Europe",
      "North America",
      "Oceania"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Sus scrofa.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Sus%20scrofa&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Sus scrofa. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sus_scrofa/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Wikipedia — Wild Boar.",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/wild-boar/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/wild-boar/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}