Togian babirusa
| Togian Babirusa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | Babyrousinae |
| Genus: | Babyrousa |
| Species: | B. togeanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Babyrousa togeanensis (Sody, 1949) | |
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| Range (in brown) | |
The Togian Babirusa (Babyrousa togeanensis), also known as the Malenge Babirusa,[2][3] is the largest species of babirusa. It is endemic to the Togian Islands of Indonesia, but was considered a subspecies of Babyrousa babyrussa until 2002.[1] Compared to the better-known north Sulawesi babirusa, the Togian babirusa is larger, has a well-developed tail-tuft, and the upper canines of the male are relatively "short, slender, rotated forwards, and always converge".[4][5]
References
- 1 2 Macdonald, A.A., Burton, J. & Leus, K. (2008). "Babyrousa togeanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ↑ http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Babyrousa.html
- ↑ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:123:0003:0061:EN:PDF
- ↑ Meijaard, E. and Groves, C. P. (2002). Upgrading three subspecies of Babirusa (Babyrousa sp.) to full species level. IUCN/SSC Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos Specialist Group (PPHSG) Newsletter 2(2): 33-39.
- ↑ Meijaard, E., J. P. d'Huart, and W. L. R. Oliver (2011). Babirusa (Babyrousa). Pp. 274–276 in: Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds. (2011). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 2, Hoofed Mammals. ISBN 978-84-96553-77-4
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