Babyrousa babyrussa (Linnaeus 1758)

[Sus] babyrussa Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 50.

Type Locality: "Habitat in Borneo Indiae orientalis"; identified as "Island of Boero" by Thomas (1911 a) (Indonesia, Buru Isl) .

Vernacular Names: Buru Babirusa.

Synonyms: Babyrousa alfurus (Lesson 1827); Babyrousa babirousa (Jardine 1836); Babyrousa babirusa (Guillemard 1889); Babyrousa babirussa (Quoy and Gaimard 1830); Babyrousa frosti (Thomas 1920); Babyrousa indicus (Kerr 1792); Babyrousa orientalis (Brisson 1762); Babyrousa quadricornua Perry 1811 .

Distribution: Indonesia, Buru (N Molucca Isls) and Sula Isls.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Former subspecies raised to species rank (Groves, 2001 a, Meijaard and Groves, 2002). Probably introduced to Buru and the Sulu Isls; original distribution unknown (Groves, 1980 b).