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vr.tr.sus · thing-q10798

Let an agent describe the genus Sus, its species, distribution and conservation, from taxonomic sources.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Taxon Which species.

Species

Name.

Species

Name and authority.

  1. Which species? provenance
  2. Per which taxonomy? provenance

Status

Conservation.

Status

Category and year.

  1. What IUCN status? provenance
  2. Assessed when? provenance
Distribution Range.

Native

Range.

Range

Regions.

  1. Where is it native? provenance
  2. Per which source? provenance

Introduced

Feral populations.

Introduced range

Regions.

  1. Where introduced? provenance
  2. With what impacts? provenance
Biology Traits.

Morphology

Size.

Morphology

Values.

  1. What size? measurement
  2. Per which study? provenance

Behaviour

Ecology.

Behaviour

Description.

  1. Which behaviours? provenance
  2. Per which study? provenance
Health Diseases.

Disease

Pathogen.

Disease

Name.

  1. Which diseases? provenance
  2. Per which agency? provenance

Control

Measures.

Control

Measure.

  1. Which control measures? provenance
  2. Per which authority? provenance

Classifiers Filled

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Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV

What it is Filled

A genus of mammals in the pig family Suidae, including the wild boar (Sus scrofa), from which the domestic pig descends, and several species of Southeast Asian pigs such as the bearded pig and Javan warty pig; native to Eurasia and North Africa and introduced widely.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe the genus Sus, its species, distribution and conservation, from taxonomic sources.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The domestic pig is Sus scrofa domesticus or Sus domesticus, depending on taxonomy.
  • Several island species are threatened, such as the Visayan warty pig (Critically Endangered).
  • Feral pigs are among the most damaging invasive mammals.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • give hunting or culling instructions

May

  • describe biology and status

Moral aspects Filled

  • conservation
  • animal welfare

Who is affected

  • wildlife
  • farmers

Owners Filled

Steward

nobody; a taxon

Master systems

  • NCBI Taxonomy
  • GBIF

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q729 - registry parent class

related

  • Suidae - family
  • domestic pig - domesticated form
  • African swine fever - disease

contains

  • Sus scrofa - species

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.sus
  • Wikidata: Q10798 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10798)
  • NCBI Taxonomy: 9822 Sus

Direct properties required Filled

  • wild boar adult weight: about 50 to 200 kg - varies by region and sex

Recognition required Filled

  • Pig-like mammals with mobile snouts and tusks
  • Stout-bodied animals with a snout ending in a disc, coarse hair and tusks in males.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • list species with taxonomy sources
  • describe distribution and status
  • explain domestication of the pig
  • explain invasive feral pig impacts

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Crop damage and invasive impacts
  • Zoonoses and African swine fever spread

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • IUCN Red List assessments
  • WOAH rules on African swine fever

Context of use required Filled

  • Sus scrofa (wild boar and domestic pig)
  • Sus barbatus (bearded pig)
  • Sus verrucosus (Javan warty pig)
  • Sus cebifrons (Visayan warty pig)
  • Sus celebensis (Celebes warty pig)
  • other species

Sources Filled

  1. Q10798 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Sus (genus) - general description of the subject
  3. Sus (genus) - Genus rank, Suidae placement, taxon identifier 9822 and constituent species.
  4. Sus scrofa - Wild boar morphology, distribution, domestication and variation in body mass.
  5. Eurasian Wild Boar (Detailed Profile) - Wild boar taxonomy, range and substantial geographic variation in size.
  6. Sus cebifrons - Visayan Warty Pig - Species identity, Philippine distribution and Critically Endangered status.
  7. Feral Swine: Managing an Invasive Species - Feral pig origins, invasive impacts, crop damage and zoonotic hazards.
  8. African swine fever - Disease in domestic and wild pigs and WOAH international standards; ASF itself is not zoonotic.

Open questions

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Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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