Critically Endangered Mammals of India

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Pygmy Hog (Porculasalvania)

  • Distribution: Earlier found in northern West Bengal and north-western Assam in India, north-western Uttar Pradesh and southern Nepal to Assam and southern Bhutan. Now confined to a very few locations in and around Manas National Park (Assam)
  • World’s smallest wild pig; constructs nest.
  • Indicator of the status of grassland habitats.
  • Habitat: ....
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