Philippine warty pig

Philippine Warty Pig (Sus philippensis )

The Philippine Warty Pig (Sus philippensis ) is an endemic species of mammal in the Philippines from the family of the Real pigs ( Suidae ).

Philippine warty pigs are relatively small. Their fur is dark brown or black. Males have a neck mane, which can extend to the back. Like all warty they have three pairs of wart-like swelling on the face.

These animals live in the Philippines, they are known from the islands of Luzon, Mindanao, the Eastern Visayas islands and small islands. The exact area of ​​distribution is difficult to determine because there are two more who also lives in the Philippines species, the Visayan Warty Pig and Mindoro Warty Pig, have recently been elevated to the species rank. They used to be found in almost all habitats, but today they are forced back into remote forest regions.

Little is known about the way of life. Presumably, they live in family groups and are omnivorous, feeding on fruits, roots, insects, small vertebrates and carrion.

Philippine warty pigs are an endangered species. The reasons for this lie in the progressive destruction of their habitat, the hunting and hybridization with wild boar. The IUCN lists it as threatened ( vulnerable ).