- Philippine Warty Pig
Taxobox
name = Philippine Warty Pig
status = VU
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Artiodactyla
familia =Suidae
subfamilia =Suinae
genus = "Sus "
species = "S. philippensis"
binomial = "Sus philippensis"
binomial_authority = Nehring, 1886The Philippine Warty Pig, "Sus philippensis", is one of three known
pig species endemic to thePhilippines . The other two endemic species are theVisayan Warty Pig ("S. cebifrons") and thePalawan Bearded Pig ("S. ahoenobarbus"), both also being rare members of theSuidae family. Philippine Warty Pigs have two pairs of warts, with a tuft of hair extending outwards from the warts closest to the jaw.Subspecies
There are at least three recognized
subspecies of the Philippine Warty Pig:
* "S. p. philippensis" (fromLuzon and nearby islands)
* "S. p. oliveri" (fromMindoro ) (this subspecies has also been listed as a distinct species, "S. oliveri",Oliver's Warty Pig ).
* "S. p. mindanensis" (fromMindanao )Distribution and Habitat
In general, the original distribution of "S. philippensis" covered the western islands of the Philippines, while the original distribution of "S. cebifrons" covered the central and eastern islands. Specifically, the range of Philippine Warty Pigs included
Luzon ,Biliran ,Samar ,Leyte ,Mindoro ,Mindanao ,Jolo ,Polillo ,Catanduanes , and possibly other islands. Moreover, it was formerly found in most habitats (from sea level to up to 2800 m) but is now confined to remote forests due to loss of habitat and heavy hunting by noose traps or trigger set bullets.Wild pigs have been reported in
Bohol andSibuyan , although it is unclear whether these populations are "S. cebifrons" or "S. philippensis".Relation to other Pigs (
Suidae )The Philippine Warty Pig is closely related to the
Bearded Pig ("Sus barbatus"), and in fact was once thought to be a subspecies ("i.e.", "S. b. philippensis") like thePalawan Bearded Pig ("S. b. ahoenobarbus"). The Palawan Bearded Pig is now also frequently classified not as a subspecies, but as a separate Philippine endemic pig species, "S. ahoenobarbus".Hybridization
With loss of its natural habitat from deforestation and uncontrolled logging and hunting, Philippine Warty Pigs have come into close contact with
domestic pig s ("Sus scrofa domestica") (the domesticated variety of the non-endemic Eurasian WildBoar ), andhybridization has been reported. Accordingly, genetic contamination of Philippine Warty Pig stock is a real, and irreversible, problem.Verify source|date=August 2008Fact|date=August 2008ee also
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Wild Pigs of the Philippines External links
* [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Sus_philippensis.html Classification]
* [http://www.fieldmuseum.org/Philippine_Mammals/Sus_philippensis.htm Sus philippensis of Philippine Mamillian Fauna]
* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0128_full.html Mindanao montane rain forests (IM0128)]
* [http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/pphsg/home.htm Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos Specialist Group]
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