VIETNAMESE POT-BELLIED PIG
Sus scrofa 
   
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1. Lateral view
2. Anterior view 
3. Details
4. Back to "Pigs"
 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

Vietnamese 1.Vietnamese pot-bellied pig skull, male, lateral view.
Vietnamese 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 length205mm Zygomatic width136mm

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

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