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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Vulnerable |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
Formerly this species was abundant from sea-level up to at least 2,800 m, in virtually all habitats (Rabor 1986). Now it is common only in remote forests (Danielsen et al. 1994, Heaney et al. 1991). It was reported to be common in montane and mossy forest from 925-2,150 m elevation in Balbalasang National Park, Kalinga Province (Heaney et al. 2005).
Range:
Sus philippensis is endemic to the Philippines, and occurs through most of the country except the Palawan Faunal Region (where it is replaced by S. ahoenobarbus), Mindoro (where it replaced by S. oliveri), the Negros-Panay Faunal Region (where it is replaced by S. cebifrons), and the Sulu Faunal Region (where it is apparently replaced by a closely related, but as yet undescribed new species of warty pig; i.e., S. sp. nov.) The ranges of the two currently recognised subspecies therefore also follow expected distribution patters, with S. p. philippensis being confined to and endemic to the ‘Greater Luzon Faunal Region’ (i.e., the islands of Luzon, Polillo, Catanduanes and, formerly, Marinduque); and S. p. mindanensis being confined and endemic to the ‘Greater Mindanao Faunal Region’ (i.e., Samar, Leyte, Biliran, Bohol, Mindanao, Camiguin Sul, Basilan and associated smaller islands (Groves 1981, 1997, 2001; Oliver 1995, 2001; Oliver 1995, 2001; Oliver et al. 1993; Rose and Grubb unpub).
Conservation:
Sus philippensis is now fully protected by Philippine law, though enforcement of protection measures is generally poor in most areas, including many 'protected areas', owing to lack of resources and other factors.
Understanding of the taxonomy, distribution and distributional relationships, threats and likely future management needs of this and other Philippine wild pig species, and hence also their inclusion in relevant protective legislation, research studies and education/awareness campaigns, have undoubtedly benefited from greatly increased local and international interest in the extraordinary diversity of Philippines endemic suids since the early 1990s. However, much more needs to be done in order to:
Understanding of the taxonomy, distribution and distributional relationships, threats and likely future management needs of this and other Philippine wild pig species, and hence also their inclusion in relevant protective legislation, research studies and education/awareness campaigns, have undoubtedly benefited from greatly increased local and international interest in the extraordinary diversity of Philippines endemic suids since the early 1990s. However, much more needs to be done in order to:
- determine the identities and relationships of many (as yet unstudied and described) insular populations, some of which are likely to constitute new taxa;
- identify and prioritise conservation needs and efforts on the most threatened and distinct taxa and populations via conduct of relevant (and comparative) population distribution and (perhaps especially) ethnobiological surveys;
- better understand and ameliorate existing or likely future threats, whether via increased advocacy in decision-making sectors, more effective enforcement of existing protective legislation, establishment of more effectively protected ‘protected’ areas, mitigation of prevailing negative attitudes through enhanced education/awareness initiatives, resolution of existing legislative anomalies re. traditional, commercial and other uses.