Where does the red river hog live?
Potamochoerus porcus has 1,917 records in 37 countries and territories, from 1832 to 2026. Most records come from Benin.
- 1,917 records
- 37 places
- 78 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaArtiodactylaSuidaePotamochoerus
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18322026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,116 | |
| Central African Republic | 135 | |
| Uganda | 97 | |
| Liberia | 88 | |
| Guinea | 75 | |
| Gabon | 62 | |
| DR Congo | 56 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 51 | |
| Cameroon | 51 | |
| United States | 36 | |
| Madagascar | 29 | |
| Kenya | 16 | |
| South Africa | 16 | |
| Nigeria | 14 | |
| Congo | 12 | |
| Angola | 10 | |
| Tanzania | 10 | |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | |
| Eritrea | 4 | |
| Mozambique | 4 | |
| Germany | 3 | |
| Ghana | 3 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | |
| Ethiopia | 2 | |
| Malawi | 2 | |
| Eswatini | 2 | |
| Burundi | 1 | |
| Botswana | 1 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | |
| Mali | 1 | |
| Mauritania | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | |
| Namibia | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | |
| Chad | 1 | |
| Zambia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Suidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.