Talk:Pygmy hog

Evolutionary Position?

It looks (in the not necessarily reliable) illustration extremely primitive in form -- almost still rodent-like.

Can it be described as basal to the pig group, illustrative of an intermediate point in the development of their specialized physical features? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.202.199.205 (talk) 18:38, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Latin name of the following.....

• http://baike.baidu.com/view/707582.htm

--222.67.204.34 (talk) 08:43, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Taxonomy Problem

This article disagrees with Mammal Species of the World, which it is Wikipedia convention to follow with regard to taxobox information. The they list the species name as "Sus salvanius" and list Porcula under synonyms, the exact opposite of the article, which relies on another authority. When these sources have disagreed in the past, we've gone with MSW. Chrisrus (talk) 02:29, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Shyamal (talk) 14:32, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

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Pygmy Hog → Pygmy hog – This article should be moved to Pygmy hog, as per WP:MOS for article titles. Article title should use "sentence case" not "title case".Tad Lincoln (talk) 05:48, 21 December 2011 (UTC) Support -- Obviously correct. Peterkingiron (talk) 14:12, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

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Endangered?

I remember this species being classified as Critically Endangered. If it was recently changed to Endangered by the IUCN maybe the article should reflect that. Does this re-classification not extend to the Pygmy Hog Louse? The wiki page for that still reads Critically Endangered. Someone with knowledge on the subject should make the edits, if required. KropotkinSchmopotkin (talk) 03:37, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

As of May 18, 2021, IUCN page is still showing "Endangered." [1]. From the ICUN page:

In 2008, the Pygmy Hog was listed as Critically Endangered in view of its small population (<250 estimated mature individuals among 200–500 total individuals) and its demographic decline caused by the exploitation of its habitat. Since then, the species has undergone several reintroductions that have presumably reversed its declining trend, but no data are currently available to quantify the effect of these conservation initiatives. Considering the lack of recent data but also the persistence of historical threats, we here adopt a precautionary approach and assume that the total number of mature individuals of Pygmy Hog is still less than 250. Thus, we list this species as Endangered under criterion D.

So while it was previously listed as CR, the reintroduction efforts have brought it back to Endangered status. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 17:27, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

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