Palawan bearded pig

Palawan bearded pig
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Sus
Species:
S. ahoenobarbus
Binomial name
Sus ahoenobarbus
Huet, 1888
Synonyms
  • Species Level:
    • Chaetorhinus ahoenobarbus
  • Subspecies Level:
    • Sus barbatus ahoenobarbus
    • Chaetorhinus barbatus ahoenobarbus

The Palawan bearded pig (Sus ahoenobarbus) is a pig species in the genus Sus endemic to the Philippines, where it occurs on the archipelago of islands formed by Balabac, Palawan, and the Calamian Islands.[1] It is 1 to 1.6 m (3.3 to 5.2 ft) in length, about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and weigh up to 150 kg (330 lb).

  1. ^ a b Meijaard, E.; Widmann, P. (2017). "Sus ahoenobarbus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T21177A44140029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T21177A44140029.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.