Name:Sus oliveri
Alias:Sus oliveri,Oliver's Warty Pig,Mindoro Warty Pig, Oliver's Warty Pig
Outline:Ungulata
Family:Artiodactyla Suidae Sus
length:1.2-1.28m
Weight:40-80kg
Life:10-20years
IUCN:LC
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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