Cebu warty pig

The Cebu warty pig (Sus cebifrons cebifrons) previously lived in Cebu, Philippines before becoming extinct in modern times, primarily due to habitat destruction. This pig was assessed to be extinct in 2000.

Sus cebifrons cebifrons

Extinct  (2000)  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Sus
Species:
Subspecies:
S. c. cebifrons
Trinomial name
Sus cebifrons cebifrons
Heude, 1888

The main species, Sus cebifrons, the Visayan warty pig, still found in the Philippines, is itself facing extinction.

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