Oliver's warty pig or Mindoro warty pig (''Sus oliveri'') is a small species in the pig genus (''
Sus'') which can only be found on the island of
Mindoro
Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines. With a total land area of 10,571 km2 ( 4,082 sq.mi ) and has a population of 1,408,454 as of 2020 census. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luz ...
in the central
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 ...
. This species previously treated to be a subspecies of ''S. philippensis'', was shown to be morphologically and genetically different.
This species is heavily hunted and is extremely rare.
See also
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Wild pigs of the Philippines
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Philippine warty pig
The Philippine warty pig (''Sus philippensis'') is one of four known species in the pig genus ('' Sus'') endemic to the Philippines. The other three endemic species are the Visayan warty pig (''S. cebifrons''), Mindoro warty pig (''S. oliveri'') ...
References
External links
Classificationon Animal Diversity
– ''Sus oliveri'' on list
Sus (genus)
Mammals of the Philippines
Endemic fauna of the Philippines
Fauna of Mindoro
Mammals described in 1997
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