This animal belongs to the Animalia kingdom. The phylum is chordata because it has a backbone. This animal is a mammal because it gives birth, produce milk and also warm-blooded. They are adpated by their structure to feed upon flesh, their teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and their jaws powerful which is why this animal is carnivora. It belongs to the canidae family or a cosmopolitan family of carnivorous mammals that also includes the wolves, jackals, foxes, coyote, and the domestic dog. The genus is Sus it means pig. The species is sus lupus scrofa, sus meaning pig and lupus meaning wolf (the face looks like a wolf).