Celebes warty pig

Celebes warty pig
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Sus
Species: S. celebensis
Binomial name
Sus celebensis
Muller & Schlegel, 1843

The Celebes warty pig (Sus celebensis), also called Sulawesi warty pig or Sulawesi pig, is a species in the pig genus (Sus) that lives on Sulawesi in Indonesia. It survives in most habitats and can live in altitudes of up to 2,500 metres (8,202.1 feet).

References

  1. Burton, J. & Macdonald, A.A. (2008). Sus celebensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 April 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of near threatened.

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