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Cebu warty pig

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Extinct subspecies of mammal

Sus cebifrons cebifrons
Conservation status

Extinct (2000)  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Sus
Species: S. cebifrons
Subspecies: S. c. cebifrons
Trinomial name
Sus cebifrons cebifrons
Heude, 1888

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.

References

  1. "Visayan Warty Pig". IUCN Red List.
Taxon identifiers
Sus cebifrons cebifrons


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