Cebu Warty Pig
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The Cebu warty pig (''Sus cebifrons cebifrons'') previously lived in
Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...
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Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
before becoming extinct in modern times, primarily due to
habitat destruction Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
. 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.


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IUCN Red List
Suidae Fauna of Cebu Extinct mammals of Asia Species made extinct by human activities Mammal extinctions since 1500 Mammals of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines {{Philippines-stub