Oliver's warty pig
Species of mammal
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Oliver's warty pig or the Mindoro warty pig (Sus oliveri) is a small species in the pig genus (Sus) which can only be found on the island of Mindoro in the Philippines. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the Philippine warty pig (S. philippensis), however it was shown to be morphologically and genetically distinct.[2][3][4]
| Oliver's warty pig | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Genus: | Sus |
| Species: | S. oliveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sus oliveri Groves, 1997 | |
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The species is heavily hunted by the local people and is extremely rare.
