All “true” wild boars – as distinct from domesticated pigs who have escaped and become “wild”/“feral” – hail from Eurasia or North Africa, the so-called “Old” World.
They are generally reckoned a single species, Sus scrofa.
Circa sixteen subspecies are recognised, and none are more striking than Sus scrofa cristatus, the Indian boar. (aka “Andamanese pig” or “Moupin pig”)
Its signature feature is a dorsal mane/crest that can be very spectacular, especially when it is a mature male’s, in erect mode.
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