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). Two separate populations of unstudied wild pig species have been reported on the islands of Tawi-Tawi (near Sabah, Malaysia), and Tablas (in the central Philippines).
Hybridization with domestic pigs is becoming very common.
Philippine wild pig species
- Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)
- Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis)
- Oliver's warty pig (Sus oliveri)
- Palawan bearded pig (Sus ahoenobarbus)
- Bearded pig (Sus barbatus)
References
- Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos Status Survey and Action Plan, Chapter 5.6, Philippine Warty Pigs (1993)
- "Synopsis of Philippine Mammals". May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- 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.
- Asian Wild Pig News, Asian Wild Pig Research and Conservation Group, Vol. 2 (1) (January 2002).
