Wild pigs of the Philippines

The Philippines has four endemic types of species of wild pigs (Filipino: baboy ramo). 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.

  1. ^ Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos Status Survey and Action Plan, Chapter 5.6, Philippine Warty Pigs (1993)
  2. ^ "Synopsis of Philippine Mammals". May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Lucchini, V., Meijaard, E., Diong, C. H., Groves, C. P. & Randi, E. 2005. New phylogenetic perspectives among species of South-east Asian wild pig (Sus sp.) based on mtDNA sequences and morphometric data. Journal of Zoology 266, 25-35.
  4. ^ Asian Wild Pig News, Asian Wild Pig Research and Conservation Group, Vol. 2 (1) (January 2002).