Bearded pig

Sus barbatus

The Bornean bearded pig , also known ambiguously as the bearded pig, is a species in the pig genus, ''Sus''.

It can be recognized by its prominent beard. It also sometimes has tassels on its tail. It is found in Southeast Asia—Sumatra, Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, and various smaller islands like in Sulu archipelago. where it inhabits rainforests and mangrove forests. The bearded pig lives in a family. It can reproduce from the age of 18 months, and can be cross-bred with other species in the family Suidae. The San Diego Zoo was the first zoo in the Western Hemisphere to breed them. As of January 2016, it is held in the London Zoo, Berlin Zoo, Hellabrunn Zoo, Gladys Porter Zoo, National Zoo of Malaysia , Zoo Taiping, Singapore Zoo, Capital of Texas Zoo, and Southwick's Zoo.
Bearded pig (sus barbatus) In Borneo, near the Maliau Basin Bearded pig,Geotagged,Malaysia,Spring,Sus barbatus

Naming

The two subspecies of this pig are:
⤷ ''S. b. barbatus''
⤷ ''S. b. oi''

As traditionally defined, the nominate is from Borneo, and ''S. b. oi'' is from the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. Genetic evidence suggests this is incorrect, and ''S. b. oi'' is better limited to Sumatra, leaving bearded pigs from both Borneo and the Malay Peninsula in the nominate subspecies. Those from Bangka Island appear somewhat intermediate between the two subspecies.

The Palawan bearded pig has formerly been considered a subspecies of the bearded pig. However, as indicated by its genetic and morphological distinctness, under the phylogenetic species concept it needs to be elevated to full species status; while the situation is less clear under other species concepts , the presently available information seems to favor full species status for ''S. ahoenobarbus'' in any case.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilySuidae
GenusSus
SpeciesS. barbatus
Photographed in
Malaysia