Palawan bearded pig

The Palawan bearded pig, Sus ahoenobarbus, is a wild pig in the genus Sus that is endemic to the Philippines. It lives on the archipelago formed by Balabac, Palawan and the Calamian Islands. It measures 1 to 1.6 metres in length, stands about 1 metre tall and can weigh up to 150 kilograms. Until recently it was treated as a subspecies of the Bornean bearded pig, but its genetic and morphological distinctness means that under the phylogenetic species concept it is classed as a separate species, and the available evidence favours full species status under other concepts as well. Fossils excavated on Palawan include bones of this pig alongside deer, macaques, tiger and reptiles, found with stone tools and signs of cut marks and fire use, which suggests that early people hunted and accumulated them.