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CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 
MAMMALS 
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CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 
MAMMALS 
PYGMY HOG 
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CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 
MAMMALS 
PYGMY HOG 
 
PYGMY HOG 
 
Is the world’s smallest wild pig.  
It is one of the most useful indicators of the 
management status of grassland habitats. 
The grasslands where the pygmy hog resides are 
crucial for the survival of other threatened 
species such as Indian Rhinoceros, Swamp Deer, 
Wild Buffalo, Hispid Hare, Bengal Florican and 
Swamp Francolin. 
Habitat - Relatively undisturbed, tall ‘terai’ 
grasslands. 
 
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CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 
MAMMALS 
PYGMY HOG 
 
PYGMY HOG 
 
Is the world’s smallest wild pig.  
It is one of the most useful indicators of the 
management status of grassland habitats. 
The grasslands where the pygmy hog resides are 
crucial for the survival of other threatened 
species such as Indian Rhinoceros, Swamp Deer, 
Wild Buffalo, Hispid Hare, Bengal Florican and 
Swamp Francolin. 
Habitat - Relatively undisturbed, tall ‘terai’ 
grasslands. 
 
PYGMY HOG 
Assam is home to the world's smallest and rarest wild 
suid (pigs), the Pygmy Hog ( Porcula salvania).  
Bullet-shaped, standing just 25 cm tall, they were once 
widely found in the wet grasslands of the Himalayan 
foothills stretching from Uttar Pradesh to Assam, 
through Nepal terai and Bengal duars. 
Today they are confined to a few pockets along Assam's 
border with Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh.  
In fact, its only viable population exists in the Manas 
Tiger Reserve. 
 
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CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 
MAMMALS 
PYGMY HOG 
 
PYGMY HOG 
 
Is the world’s smallest wild pig.  
It is one of the most useful indicators of the 
management status of grassland habitats. 
The grasslands where the pygmy hog resides are 
crucial for the survival of other threatened 
species such as Indian Rhinoceros, Swamp Deer, 
Wild Buffalo, Hispid Hare, Bengal Florican and 
Swamp Francolin. 
Habitat - Relatively undisturbed, tall ‘terai’ 
grasslands. 
 
PYGMY HOG 
Assam is home to the world's smallest and rarest wild 
suid (pigs), the Pygmy Hog ( Porcula salvania).  
Bullet-shaped, standing just 25 cm tall, they were once 
widely found in the wet grasslands of the Himalayan 
foothills stretching from Uttar Pradesh to Assam, 
through Nepal terai and Bengal duars. 
Today they are confined to a few pockets along Assam's 
border with Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh.  
In fact, its only viable population exists in the Manas 
Tiger Reserve. 
 
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