Timor warty pig

Timor warty pig
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Sus
Species: S. celebensis
Subspecies: S. c. timoriensis
Trinomial name
Sus celebensis timoriensis

The Timor warty pig (Sus celebensis timoriensis) is a subspecies of Sus celebensis, or Celebes warty pig. Though described as a separate species, the species is actually a feral form of the Celebes warty pig found in the Lesser Sunda Islands.

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