NguruweNguruwe was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene in Africa.EtymologyThe word "Nguruwe" is the Swahili word for pig.TaxonomyIt was formerly considered a member of the subfamily Listriodontinae, but has since been placed in Hyotheriinae.Palaeoecologyanalysis indicates that N. kijivium consumed underground roots and environmental water, contrasting with hypotheses that it was folivorous based on its tooth morphology.