The Celebes warty pig, Sus celebensis, also called the Sulawesi warty pig or Sulawesi pig, is a species of wild pig that lives on Sulawesi in Indonesia, where it survives in most habitats up to altitudes of 2,500 metres. It is a medium-sized, greyish-black pig with three pairs of facial warts and a crest of dark bristles along the nape. It forages mainly in the early morning and evening on roots, shoots, leaves and fallen fruit, and also takes carrion and small animals. Young pigs may be eaten by reticulated pythons or saltwater crocodiles. Hunting, deforestation and a growing human population threaten it, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature rates it near threatened. A painting of this pig in the Leang Tedongnge cave is at least 45,500 years old and is the oldest known representational cave painting.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Suidae, Taxa Source GBIF: GBIF species match: Sus celebensis
In Biome
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is a species in the pig genus (Sus) that lives on Sulawesi in Indonesia
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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is a species in the pig genus (Sus) that lives on Sulawesi in Indonesia
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Sus celebensis (Animal Diversity Web account)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHabitat
Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
Food Habits
Celebes wild boars are omnivorous and their diet consists of roots, fruits, leaves, shoots, carrion, and insects.
Behavior
it is mainly a diurnal forager
Conservation Status
CITES No special status
Physical Description
Range mass 40 to 70 kg
Lifespan/Longevity
most members of the genus Sus are thought to live a maximum of 10 years in the wild
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Ecology
Foraging takes place mainly in the early morning and the evening
Conservation status
The chief threats faced by this pig are an expanding human population, deforestation, with conversion of the land to agricultural use, and hunting for human consumption.
Conservation status, relationship to people
and hunting for human consumption
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It has been domesticated and introduced to a number of other islands in Indonesia.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
It inhabits various habitat types including rainforest, swamp, cultivated land and grassland, at altitudes up to 2,500 m (8,000 ft).
In Biome: Grassland, Distribution and habitat
It inhabits various habitat types including rainforest, swamp, cultivated land and grassland, at altitudes up to 2,500 m (8,000 ft).
In Biome: Wetlands, Distribution and habitat
It inhabits various habitat types including rainforest, swamp, cultivated land and grassland, at altitudes up to 2,500 m (8,000 ft).
View the Source3. iNaturalist: iNaturalist taxon record: Sus celebensis
iNaturalistTaxon record, extinct flagQuote, Taxon record, extinct flag
"extinct": false
4. GBIF: GBIF IUCN Red List category record: Sus celebensis
GBIFIUCN Red List category recordQuote, IUCN Red List category record
"category": "NEAR_THREATENED"
GBIF: GBIF species match: Sus celebensis
GBIFChild Taxon Of: Suidae, Match record, family
"family": "Suidae"
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Match record, order
"order": "Artiodactyla"
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