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First published 2013 Invasive: High impact Invasive: Documenting Ireland’s Wildlife Ireland’s Documenting in Ireland pig in Ireland Feral Scanlon © D.

Please report your sightings of this species at: this species of sightings your report Please http://invasives.biodiversityireland.ie Terrestrial. from reported currently but localised, not Widespread west. or the far the country the North of a characteristic have piglets sizes, litter large Can have appearance. striped Established. .

Dark brown/brindle coat which is coarse in appearance. which is coarse coat Dark brown/brindle on strong carried forwards built with body weight Powerfully a small rump. to tapering down shoulders, tip. at tassled with long hairs, Straight and upright.Stiff their over lengthwise stripes and cream brown lighter Have is about 6 the time the by fade stripes The bodies. months old.

Sus scrofa Feral pig / hybrids boar /Wild pig Feral

Colour: Identifying features Identifying Build: Tail: Ears: Young/piglets:

Habitat: Species profile Species in Ireland: Distribution Reproduction: Status: name: Family

Feral pig showing its powerful build, humped back as its powerful pig showing Feral coat as a short rough well © Shutterstock The National Biodiversity Data Centre Data Biodiversity National The Feral pig/Wild boar hybrids Invasive: High impact

Threats

Can be destructive and become agricultural pests if they are widely established.

Can uproot vegetation and disturb ground.

Can predate upon ground-nesting bird and young as well as small .

Feral could also become a reservoir for certain diseases which could possibly impact negatively upon domestic livestock.

Similar species

Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) – certain breeds of (such as tamworths or mangalitsas) could possibly be confused with a feral pig/wild boar hybird.

Showing their characteristic humped back Feral pigs are often brindle but can often appear © Shutterstock darker due to dirt and vegetation © Shutterstock

View Ireland’s distribution of this species on http://maps.biodiversityireland.ie Biodiversity

National Biodiversity Data Centre fact sheet. Produced with funding from The Heritage Council Maps and the EPA STRIVE Programme 2007-2013 Text: Colette O' Flynn & Oisín Duffy (Version 1) November 2013.