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Tonge   cc-by-3.0 </div> </div> </a> <div class='l-flex'> <div class='l-left-col'> <div class='desc'> <p>Phacochoerus aethiopicus (Desert Warthog) is a species of <a href="/pages/1642">Mammal</a> in the family <a href="/pages/7681">Suidae</a>. They are native to <span class="a term-info-a" id="brief-summary-toggle-0">Ethiopia</span>. They are <span class="a term-info-a" id="brief-summary-toggle-2">diurnal</span> <span class="a term-info-a" id="brief-summary-toggle-1">herbivores</span>. Individuals are known to live for 225.6 months. Reproduction is <span class="a term-info-a" id="brief-summary-toggle-3">viviparous</span>. They have parental care (<span class="a term-info-a" id="brief-summary-toggle-4">female provides care</span>).</p> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click; toggle: #brief-summary-toggle-0'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://www.geonames.org/337996">http://www.geonames.org/337996</a></li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=4360&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=1648&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click; toggle: #brief-summary-toggle-1'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099">https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=1054&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=2563&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click; toggle: #brief-summary-toggle-2'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470">http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=637&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=212&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click; toggle: #brief-summary-toggle-3'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Viviparous">http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Viviparous</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> 1) Producing live offspring from within the body of the parent (Lincoln et al., 1998). 2) Development of an embryo within the body of the parent, in part, resources passing directly from parent to embryo (Barnes et al., 2006).</li> <li><strong>Attribution:</strong> <a href='Lincoln, R., Boxshall, G. & Clark, P., 1998. A dictionary of ecology, evolution and systematics (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University of Press. Barnes R.S.K., Calow P., Olive P.J.W., Golding, D.W, and Spicer, J.I. 2006. The invertebrates: a new synthesis, Oxford: Blackwell Science Ltd. http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Viviparous'>Lincoln, R., Boxshall, G. & Clark, P., 1998. A dictionary of ecology, evolution and systematics (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University of Press. Barnes R.S.K., Calow P., Olive P.J.W., Golding, D.W, and Spicer, J.I. 2006. The invertebrates: a new synthesis, Oxford: Blackwell Science Ltd. http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Viviparous</a></li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=7924&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=2072&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click; toggle: #brief-summary-toggle-4'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale">http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> the female feeds and nurtures offspring</li> <li><strong>Attribution:</strong> <a href='Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109'>Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109</a></li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=6263&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=1837&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> <p>EOL has data for <a href="/pages/328331/data">65 attributes</a>, including:</p> </div> <ul class='sample-traits'> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>age at maturity</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/AgeAtMaturity">http://eol.org/schema/terms/AgeAtMaturity</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> Age at the first successful reproduction.</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=42&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val'>730 days</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>body shape</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape">http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape</a></li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=262&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val a'>bilaterally symmetric</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324">http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=8222&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=262&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>diet breadth</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/DietBreadth">http://eol.org/schema/terms/DietBreadth</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> Number of dietary categories eaten by an organism.</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=621&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val'>4</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>diet includes</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/Diet">http://eol.org/schema/terms/Diet</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> Information about the items eaten by this organism.</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=622&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val a'>leaves</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025034">http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025034</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> phyllomes not associated with a reproductive structure</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=5356&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=622&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>ecomorphological guild</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild">http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=700&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val a'>fossorial and/or ground dwelling only</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/groundDwelling">http://eol.org/schema/terms/groundDwelling</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> An organism that spends most of its time on the ground or underground.</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=886&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=700&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>first appearance</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst">http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=832&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val a'>pliocene epoch</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Pliocene">http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Pliocene</a></li> <li><strong>Attribution:</strong> <a href='International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale'>International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale</a></li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=1942&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=832&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>geographic range (size of area)</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/GeographicRangeArea">http://eol.org/schema/terms/GeographicRangeArea</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> The total extent of the geographic range of an organism.</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=942&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val'>851932.22 km^2</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>habitat breadth</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/HabitatBreadth">http://eol.org/schema/terms/HabitatBreadth</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> Number of habitat layers used by an organism</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=1004&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val'>1</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>home range</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/HomeRange">http://eol.org/schema/terms/HomeRange</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> Size of the area within which everyday activities of individuals or groups (of any type) are typically restricted.</li> <li><strong>Attribution:</strong> <a href='Kate E. Jones, Jon Bielby, Marcel Cardillo, Susanne A. Fritz, Justin O'Dell, C. David L. Orme, Kamran Safi, Wes Sechrest, Elizabeth H. Boakes, Chris Carbone, Christina Connolly, Michael J. Cutts, Janine K. Foster, Richard Grenyer, Michael Habib, Christopher A. Plaster, Samantha A. Price, Elizabeth A. Rigby, Janna Rist, Amber Teacher, Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, John L. Gittleman, Georgina M. Mace, and Andy Purvis. 2009. PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals. Ecology 90:2648. http://esapubs.org/archive/ecol/E090/184/'>Kate E. Jones, Jon Bielby, Marcel Cardillo, Susanne A. Fritz, Justin O'Dell, C. David L. Orme, Kamran Safi, Wes Sechrest, Elizabeth H. Boakes, Chris Carbone, Christina Connolly, Michael J. Cutts, Janine K. Foster, Richard Grenyer, Michael Habib, Christopher A. Plaster, Samantha A. Price, Elizabeth A. Rigby, Janna Rist, Amber Teacher, Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, John L. Gittleman, Georgina M. Mace, and Andy Purvis. 2009. PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals. Ecology 90:2648. http://esapubs.org/archive/ecol/E090/184/</a></li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=1084&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val'>1.27 km^2</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>inter-birth interval</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/InterBirthInterval">http://eol.org/schema/terms/InterBirthInterval</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> The length of time between successive births of a female.</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=1167&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val'>365 days</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>litters per year</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/LittersPerYear">http://eol.org/schema/terms/LittersPerYear</a></li> <li><strong>Definition:</strong> Number of litters per female per year</li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=1347&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val'>1.11</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class='sample-trait-key a'>mating system</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/MatingSystem">http://eol.org/schema/terms/MatingSystem</a></li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=1460&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class='sample-trait-val a'>not monogamous</div> <div uk-dropdown='mode: click'> <ul class='desc-meta'> <li><strong>URI:</strong> <a href="http://eol.org/schema/terms/notMonogamous">http://eol.org/schema/terms/notMonogamous</a></li> </ul> <a href="/terms/search_results?tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bot%5D=1707&tq%5Bf%5D%5B0%5D%5Bp%5D=1460&tq%5Br%5D=record">show all records</a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/assets/leaflet-0c7c49ff6cef60703f21846c767458278dc2e5a07b6df4416a14a9ee18fd8764.css" /> <div class='map-contain-overview-section'> <div class='map-contain map-contain-overview'> <div class='map' data-icon-path='/assets/maps/pin24-d17b03d0a7bd19160afaf9201eac240d5c79b6181ea425ebf09355f73099e856.png' data-icon-retina-path='/assets/maps/pin48-dc733efea4bd3e7cb7d10c3faf5e670f9e5833f09ef9433045fc1a9dd67d9948.png' data-map-data-path='/data/map_data_dwca/31/328331.json' id='map'></div> <div class='uk-text-meta map-caption'>Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Desert Warthog. <a href='https://gbif.org/species/2441211'>View this species on GBIF <i class='fa fa-external-link'></i></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='l-right-col'> <a class="hero-link" href="/media/8930703"><div class='hero hero-after'> <img src="https://content.eol.org/data/media/85/2f/5d/7.CalPhotos_0000_0000_0213_0061.jpg" /> <div class='img-info'> <i class='copyright icon'></i> 2013 Simon J. 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