Wild Pigs of the Philippines
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The Philippines
has 4 endemic species of wild pigs. This makes the Philippines unique in having arguably the largest number of endemic wild pigs (Genus Sus
). There also have been reports of two separate populations of unstudied wild pig species on the islands of Tawi-Tawi
(near Sabah
, Malaysia), and Tablas (in the central Philippines).
Unlike its Southeast Asian neighbors, the Philippines
does not have a native population (or endemic subspecies
) of the widely distributed Eurasian Wild Boar
(Sus scrofa).
Hybridization with domestic pigs Sus domesticus are becoming rampant.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
has 4 endemic species of wild pigs. This makes the Philippines unique in having arguably the largest number of endemic wild pigs (Genus Sus
SUS
SUS or Sus can refer to:SUS*Saybolt Universal Second, unit of viscosity*Science Undergraduate Society of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec*Scottish Universities Sport, a professional body for university sport...
). There also have been reports of two separate populations of unstudied wild pig species on the islands of Tawi-Tawi
Tawi-Tawi
Tawi-Tawi is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao. The province is the southernmost of the country sharing sea borders with the Malaysian State of Sabah and the Indonesian East Kalimantan province. To the...
(near Sabah
Sabah
Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
, Malaysia), and Tablas (in the central Philippines).
Unlike its Southeast Asian neighbors, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
does not have a native population (or endemic subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
) of the widely distributed Eurasian Wild Boar
Boar
Wild boar, also wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises...
(Sus scrofa).
Hybridization with domestic pigs Sus domesticus are becoming rampant.
Endemic Philippine wild pig species
- Visayan Warty PigVisayan warty pigThe Visayan Warty Pig, Sus cebifrons, is a critically endangered species of pig. The Visayan warty pig is endemic to two of the Visayan Islands in the central Philippines, and is threatened by habitat loss, food shortages and hunting - these are the leading causes of the Visayan Warty Pig's status...
(Sus cebifrons)
- Philippine Warty PigPhilippine Warty PigThe Philippine Warty Pig, Sus philippensis, is one of four known pig species endemic to the Philippines. The other three endemic species are the Visayan Warty Pig , Mindoro Warty Pig and the Palawan Bearded Pig , also being rare members of the Suidae family...
(Sus philippensis)
- Mindoro Warty Pig (Oliver's Warty PigOliver's Warty PigOliver's Warty Pig , or Mindoro Warty Pig is a small species of pig which can only be found on the island of Mindoro in the Central Philippines. This species previously treated to be a subspecies of S...
) (Sus oliveri) (often listed as a subspecies of the Philippine Warty Pig, S. p. oliveri)
- Palawan Bearded PigPalawan Bearded PigThe Palawan Bearded Pig is a species of pig endemic to the Philippines, where they can only be found on the archipelago of islands formed by Balabac, Palawan and the Calamian Islands...
(Sus ahoenobarbus) (often listed as a subspecies of the Bearded PigBearded PigThe bearded pig , also known as the Bornean bearded pig, is a species of pig. It can be recognized by its prominent beard. It also sometimes has tassels on its tail. It is found in Southeast Asia—Sumatra, Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, and various smaller islands—where it inhabits rainforests and...
, Sus barbatus ahoenobarbus)
External links
- http://www.fmnh.org/Philippine_Mammals/species.asp#S last accessed 23 June 2011.