Sus philippensis Nehring 1886

Sus philippensis Nehring 1886, Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin, 1886: 83.

Type Locality: Philippines, Luzon Isl.

Vernacular Names: Philippine Warty Pig.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sus philippensis subsp. philippensis Nehring 1886

Subspecies Sus philippensis subsp. mindanensis Forsyth Major 1897

Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mainit, Mindanao, Jolo, Catanduanis and Samar Isls and probably Balabac and Leyte Isls).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Regarded as a species distinct from S. barbatus (Groves and Grubb, 1993); revised by Groves (1997 a); an undescribed subspecies or related species recorded from Tawitawi Isls, Sulu Archipelago (Karen Rose, pers. comm.).