habitat: (introduced species) rainforest, monsoon forest patches, paperbark swamps, open floodplains, marsh areas, semi-arid floodplains, dry woodlands and subalpine grasslands and forests.

 

diet: green vegetation, fruit, grain, frogs, reptiles, fish, birds and their eggs, small mammals, carrion, roots, bulbs, corms and fungi, earthworms, beetles, centipedes, snails, snakes, turtles and their eggs

 

predators: humans, alligators, bobcats, crocodiles, foxes, leopards, lynx, tigers and wolves

 

lifespan: 5 years

 

Feral pigs are hosts of diseases

prey on newborn lamb, reduce yields in grain, sugarcane, fruits and vegetables crops through consuming and trampling

fences and water sources can be damaged and dams and waterholes fouled

 

They compete with livestock for pasture and damage pasture through up-rooting vegetation

 

disturb natural environment through rooting up soils, grasslands and forest litter and consuming native plants

 

help spread rootrot fungus responsible for dieback disease in native vegetation