Celebes warty pig
| Celebes warty pig | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| 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). It has been domesticated and introduced to Papua New Guinea.
References
- ↑ Burton, J. & Macdonald, A.A. (2008). "Sus celebensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 April 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of near threatened.
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