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翻訳と辞書　辞書検索 [ 開発暫定版 ] スポンサード リンク Giant forest hog ： ウィキペディア英語版 Giant forest hog The giant forest hog (''Hylochoerus meinertzhageni''), the only member of its genus, is native to wooded habitats in Africa and generally is considered the largest wild member of the Suidae pig family; a few subspecies of the wild boar can reach an even larger size.〔Meijaard, E., J.P. d'Huart, and W.L.R. Oliver (2011). Suidae (Pigs), pp. 248–291 in: Wilson, D.E., and R.A. Mittermeier, eds (2011). ''Handbook of the Mammals of the World'', vol. 2. Hoofed Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-77-4〕 Despite its large size and relatively wide distribution, it was first described only in 1904. The specific name honours Richard Meinertzhagen, who shot the type specimen in Kenya and had it shipped to the Natural History Museum in England.〔Garfield, B. (2007). ''The Meinertzhagen Mystery: The Life and Legend of a Colossal Fraud.'' Potomac Books, Washington. Pp. 60. ISBN 1-59797-041-7〕 ==Characteristics== The giant forest hog is, on average, the largest living species of suid. Adults can measure from in head-and-body length, with an additional tail length of . Adults stand in height at the shoulder, and can weigh from .〔Novak, R. M. (editor) (1999). ''Walker's Mammals of the World.'' Vol. 2. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. pp. 1059–1060. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9〕〔Kingdon, J. (1997). ''The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals.'' Academic Press Limited, London. pp. 332–333. ISBN 0-12-408355-2〕〔West, G., Heard, D., & Caulkett, N. (Eds.). (2008). ''Zoo animal and wildlife immobilization and anesthesia''. John Wiley & Sons.〕〔Estes, R. (1991). ''The behavior guide to African mammals (Vol. 64)''. Berkeley: University of California Press.〕〔 Females are smaller than males. Females weigh a median of approximately , as opposed to males, which weigh a median of .〔Estes, R. D. (1999). ''The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates''. Chelsea Green Publishing.〕 The eastern nominate subspecies is slightly larger than ''H. m. rimator'' of Central Africa and noticeably larger than ''H. m. ivoriensis'' of West Africa, with the latter sometimes being scarcely larger than related species such as the bushpig with a top recorded weight of around .〔 The giant forest hog has extensive hairs on its body, though these tend to become less pronounced as the animal ages. It is mostly black in colour on the surface, though hairs nearest the skin of the animal are a deep orange colour. Its ears are large and pointy, and the tusks are proportionally smaller than those of the warthogs, but bigger than those of the bushpig. Nevertheless, the tusks of a male may reach a length of .〔Huffman, B. (2004). ''(Giant forest hog. )'' Ultimate Ungulates.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giant forest hog」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.