The Togian babirusa, Babyrousa togeanensis, also known as the Malenge babirusa, is the largest species of babirusa. It is endemic to the Togian Islands of Indonesia and was treated as a subspecies of Babyrousa babyrussa until 2002. Compared with the better known North Sulawesi babirusa, it is larger, has a well-developed tail tuft, and the upper canines of the male are relatively short and slender, rotated forwards and always converging. It is omnivorous and feeds mainly on roots and fallen fruit, and also on worms and invertebrates. Unlike other pigs, it does not root at the ground with its snout when foraging but instead paws at the ground to uproot plants.
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System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Suidae, Taxa Source GBIF: GBIF species match: Babyrousa togeanensis
In Biome
Source Babirusa (Wikipedia)
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Source Togian babirusa (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is endemic to the Togian Islands of Indonesia
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1. Togian babirusa (Wikipedia)
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It is endemic to the Togian Islands of Indonesia
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The Togian babirusa is omnivorous, feeding mainly on roots and fallen fruit
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is the largest species of babirusa
View the Source2. Babirusa (Wikipedia)
Conservation status
However, poaching remains a significant threat to the babirusa.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Biology and ecology
The preferred habitat of babirusa is tropical rainforest along river banks.
View the Source3. iNaturalist: iNaturalist taxon record: Babyrousa togeanensis
iNaturalistTaxon record, extinct flagQuote, Taxon record, extinct flag
"extinct": false
View the Source 4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Babyrousa babyrussa (Animal Diversity Web account)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status, CITESQuote, Conservation Status, CITES
CITES Appendix I
View the Source 5. GBIF: GBIF IUCN Red List category record: Babyrousa togeanensis
GBIFIUCN Red List category recordQuote, IUCN Red List category record
"category": "ENDANGERED"
View the Source 6. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt row Babyrousa togeanensis, Activity columnsQuote, MamFuncDat.txt row Babyrousa togeanensis, Activity columns
Babyrousa togeanensis Suidae 10 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 0 60 Ref_1 ABC G A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 100000 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
View the Source GBIF: GBIF species match: Babyrousa togeanensis
GBIFChild Taxon Of: Suidae, Match record, family
"family": "Suidae"
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Match record, order
"order": "Artiodactyla"
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