Sus barbatus
Müller, 1838. Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. Physiol., 5:149.

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ORDER—ARTIODACTYLA
FAMILY—Suidae

COMMON NAME—Bearded pig.

DISTRIBUTION—Malay Peninsula to Borneo and Palawan Faunal Region (Caldecott et al., 1993). Found on Busuanga (FMNH) and Palawan (FMNH). Also reported from Balabac (Taylor, 1934) and Bugsuc, Calauit, Culion, Coron, and adjacent islands (Oliver, unpubl. data).

HABITAT—Originally occurred from sea level to highest peaks, in primary and secondary forest (Rabor, 1986).

STATUS—Widespread and locally common, but heavily hunted and declining (Caldecott et al., 1993; Oliver, 1992).

COMMENT—The subspecies S. b. ahoenobarbus is restricted to the Palawan Faunal Region and is listed as threatened taxon by the IUCN.

COMMENT ADDED IN 2005––Observed from sea level to 1500 m in a wide range of habitats, apparently declining due to heavy hunting (Esselstyn et al., 2004).

©2002 (photo by L. Heaney)

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