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Bearded pig
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Suidae
Subfamily : Suinae
Species : Sus barbatus
The bearded pig (Sus barbatus) has the smallest torso and the largest head of all pigs, it is about 5 - 6 feet long and has a tail that is about 20 - 30 centimeters long. They are omnivores and are known to trail monkeys (gibbons and macaques) to catch fallen fruit, scraps and offal. They exist in the wild on the islands of Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in Asia. Bearded Pigs inhabit rainforests, mangrove thickets, and secondary forests. It is the only species of pig which forms large groups to make long distance migrations. They get their name from the abundant winkers on its chin and several warts beneath its eyes. Their main predators are tigers, leopards and pythons.
The Bearded pig is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the bearded pig
A young / baby of a bearded pig is called a 'piglet, shoat, bonham or gilt(female)'. The females are called 'sow' and males 'boar'. A bearded pig group is called a 'herd, drove or mob'.
Facts about the bearded pig
The bearded pig is found on the Malay Peninsula and various islands off of southern Asia.
Geographic Range Sus barbatus, commonly known as Bearded Pigs, are found in Malay Peninsula, Riau Archipelago, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo and Karimata Island to the south, Sibutu and Tawitawi islands in the Sulu Archipelago, Balabac and Palawan and the Calamian islands in the western Philippines. (Full text)
Originally occurred from sea-level to high peaks, in primary and secondary forests (Rabor, 1986) Habitat / Behavior: Adult bearded pigs are characterised by their relatively large body size, a degree of sexual dimorphism, an elongated skull, long legs, a "bearded jaw and sparse body hair. (Full text)
The Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus) is about 5 - 6 feet long and has a tail that is about 20 - 30 centimeters long. (Full text)
That Bornean bearded pig is especially grand. (Full text)
other really cute and unique animals we saw were the bearded pigs (found in borneo) and babirusas (found in sulawesi)the bearded pigs are pigs with REALLY big hairy facesthey look like monkeys with pigs' bodies and the babirusas are pigs with cute small tusks sticking out from their faces! (Full text)
Bearded pigs are often found around the park HQ scavenging for food or wallowing in mud. (Full text)
Bearded pigs are known to be a key predator of seeds from Dipterocarpaceae in Borneo’s dipterocarp forests. (Full text)
Bearded pigs are really far from good-looking! (Full text)
The Bearded Pig is the largest, weighing up to 182lb. (Full text)
Bearded pigs are also reported to be intensively hunted on Palawan, though precise data is lacking on their range there and any future fieldwork on this island is likely to be seriously compromised by the presence of armed rebels. (Full text)
In Borneo, for example, overall conservation priorities should be directed towards the deliberate management of dipterocarp forests for a variety of non-wood outputs (including game meat species, of which the bearded pig is probably the most important) as well as for wood production, rather than the promulgation of activities designed to benefit the wild pigs in particular. (Full text)
The much larger bearded pig (Sus barbatus) is a deep forest species unique in being the only species of pig which forms large groups to make long distance migrations. (Full text)
A preliminary survey of bearded pig (Sus barbatus) in Malinau river forest, Bulungan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia The bearded pig (Sus barbatus), is a large wild pig of South East Asia. (Full text)
When a female bearded pig is ready to give birth, she builds a large—up to 6 feet (1. (Full text)
The bearded pig is named for the thin, yellowish whiskers on the sides of its face. (Full text)
You can consider that a bearded pig is very dirty, and that no one wants to eat it. (Full text)
The body of the bearded pig is the slenderest found among pigs, and is supported by thin legs. (Full text)
> See All Bako Tips > Create Your Own Bako General Tip Write to this Tip Author Leave a Comment Ask the VT Community about Bako Tell a FriendBearded Pigs by DanielF Favorite Thing:Bearded Pigs are also unique to Borneo. (Full text)
The bearded pig is still fairly widespread in Borneo, but is now experiencing an accelerated decline in numbers, the main threats being fragmentation, loss of forest, and subsequent displacement by an expanding boar (Sus scrofa) population. (Full text)