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title: "Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania): UPSC Notes | Model Diplomat"
description: "The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is the world's smallest wild pig, IUCN Endangered and found only in Assam—a recurring UPSC GS3 conservation case study."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is the world's smallest wild pig, a critically endangered species surviving only in grasslands of Assam, India.
- Why is the pygmy hog placed in its own genus, Porcula, rather than Sus?
- What is the current IUCN and legal status of the pygmy hog?
- Where does the only verified wild population of pygmy hog survive?

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In 2008 the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme released the first captive-bred pygmy hogs into Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, beginning annual reintroductions coordinated with the state Forest Department.

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