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The Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) is a critically endangered species in the pig genus . It is endemic to six of the Visayan Islands ( Cebu , Negros , Panay , Masbate , Guimaras , and Siquijor ) in the central Philippines .
The Philippine warty pig is one of four species of pigs endemic to the Philippines. The other three endemic species are the Visayan warty pig (S. cebifrons), Mindoro warty pig (S. oliveri) and the Palawan bearded pig (S. ahoenobarbus), also being rare members of the family Suidae. [10]
The Cebu warty pig (Sus cebifrons cebifrons) previously lived in Cebu, Philippines, before becoming extinct in modern times, primarily due to habitat destruction. This pig was assessed to be extinct in 2000. The main species, Sus cebifrons, the Visayan warty pig, still found in the Philippines, is itself facing extinction. [1]
There are said to be fewer than 200 Visayan warty pigs left in the wild. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
Oliver's warty pig. S. oliveri Groves, 1997: Philippines island of Mindoro: Size: Specific measurements not available, but likely similar to the Philippine warty pig [31] [32] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland [33] Diet: Believed to eat a wide variety of plant and animal matter [33] VU Unknown [33] Palawan bearded pig. S ...
The island also possesses a 'rare subspecies' of Visayan warty pig, that is almost near extinction. Penelopides panini ticaensis, or the Ticao hornbill, was a subspecies of the Visayan hornbill (Penelopides panini) known to occur only in Ticao Island. It is likely extinct in the island due to deforestation and habitat conversion.
Warty pig may refer to: Sus bucculentus or Heude's pig, native to Laos and Vietnam; Sus cebifrons cebifrons, native to Cebu, Philippines, now extinct; Sus cebifrons, native to the Visayan Islands, Philippines; Sus celebensis, native to Sulawesi, Indonesia; Sus celebensis timoriensis, found in the Lesser Sunda Islands
This makes the Philippines unique in having arguably the largest number of endemic wild pigs (Genus Sus). [1] [2] Two separate populations of unstudied wild pig species have been reported on the islands of Tawi-Tawi (near Sabah, Malaysia), [3] and Tablas (in the central Philippines). [4] Hybridization with domestic pigs is becoming very common.