Pustule pigs
As warty pigs a series of closely related with each other pigs of the species Sus (to the next, among other things, the boar is one), respectively.
The name-giving feature are the three pairs of wart-like or pustular swellings on the face. A pair of these lie in front of the eyes, a pair under the eyes and a pair at the lower corner of the lower jaw. They are rather small pigs, their fur is usually dark gray or black, and there is often a mane on the neck.
Pustel pigs are native to Southeast Asia , especially in the Philippines and Indonesia there are a number of forms, the exact species belonging to which is still controversial.
Groves & Grubb distinguish between seven types:
- Annamite pustular pig ( Sus bucculentus )
- Visayas pustular pig ( Sus cebifrons )
- Sulawesi pustular pig ( Sus celebensis )
- Mindoro pustular pig ( Sus oliveri )
- Filipino pustular pig ( Sus philippensis )
- Javanese pustular pig ( Sus verrucosus )
- Bawean pustular pig ( Sous blouchi ) (often still considered a subspecies of the Javanese pustular pig)
The Palawan bearded pig may also be closely related to the pustular pigs. The bearded pig is also sometimes included in this group.
literature
- DE Wilson & DM Reeder: Mammal Species of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. ISBN 0801882214
- Colin Groves & Peter Grubb: Ungulate Taxonomy , Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. ISBN 9781421400938