Sus oliveri

Mindoro wild boar (scientific name: Sus oliveri) is also known as Oliver's Warty Pig. There is no subspecies.

There are few direct records of observations of Mindoro wild boars in the wild, and the habitat preferences of the species remain mostly unclear. There are probably remnant forests and scrubland where shelter and food can be found. Habits are roughly the same as other wild pigs of the same genus.

The Mindoro wild pig lives in a range of less than 5,000 square kilometers, covering less than 500 square kilometers. Even in the absence of accurate records, the species' distribution range is likely severely fragmented. The extent and quality of its habitat and the number of mature individuals due to overhunting are also continuing to decline. Hybridization with free-ranging domestic pigs introduced and maintained by hinterland communities is an additional, and possibly serious, additional threat.

Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2015 ver 3.1 - Vulnerable (VU).

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The species is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the central Philippines. This island is characterized by being surrounded by deep water channels, indicating that it has no nearest land bridge connection to any other neighboring island in the Philippine archipelago. As a result, it was kept isolated during repeated Pleistocene sea level changes over tens of thousands of years. The Mindoro wild pig was previously widespread and common. Surveys conducted in the late 1990s indicated that the species was mostly confined to high altitudes in the central and northwestern mountain ranges.

There are no physical measurements available for the Mindoro wild boar. Based on skull length measurements from 3 male specimens, the Mindoro wild boar appears similar in size to the Philippine wild boar, but is easily distinguished from the Philippine wild boar by its very elongated facial bones, which are more downward, especially in front. The cerebrum is more elongated behind the base of the zygomatic bone. The muzzle is also more elongated, but not to the extent of the Palawan bearded pig.
The only known available Mindoro wild boar fur shows that the male has a crested tuft of black and straw-colored hair. The warts are well developed before the eyes, and a photograph of an adult female taken as a trophy in Mindoro shows a well-developed bristle of black-gray bristles across the head and back. The fur is fairly shaggy and black or black-gray. Unfortunately, the photograph shows large ears, a short snout, and no warts, which may indicate a hybrid species, meaning that there is s