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Visayan warty pig

Sus cebifrons Heude, 1888

CRCritically Endangeredmammals

The visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) is a species in the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 102.8 kg to 190.8 kg and live up to 15.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)
Photo: Ltshears · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the visayan warty pig

Weight
102.8 kg – 190.8 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
15.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
17 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
122 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
5.03src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
9.3 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the visayan warty pig live?

Not recorded

What is the visayan warty pig?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) is a critically endangered species in the pig genus (Sus). It is endemic to six of the Visayan Islands (Cebu, Negros, Panay, Masbate, Guimaras, and Siquijor) in the central Philippines. It is known by many names in the region (depending on the island and linguistic group) with most translating into 'wild pig': baboy ilahas ('wild pig' in Hiligaynon, Cebuano and Waray), baboy talonon ('forest pig' in Hiligaynon), baboy sulop ('dark pig' in Cebuano), and baboy ramo ('wild boar' in Waray).

The Visayan warty pig is critically endangered due to habitat loss and hunting. It is believed to be extinct in four of the islands in its original native range, with only small surviving populations in Negros and Panay. Due to the small numbers of remaining Visayan warty pigs in the wild, little is known of their behaviors or characteristics outside of captivity. In 2012, the Negros Interior Biodiversity Expedition undertook camera trapping in the Northern Negros Natural Park and gained the first photos taken in the wild of the Visayan warty pig.

From the Wikipedia article “Visayan warty pig” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visayan_warty_pig&oldid=1377515254), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the visayan warty pig endangered?

The visayan warty pig is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the visayan warty pig classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familySuidae
  6. genusSus
  7. SpeciesSus cebifrons Heude, 1888
Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Visayan wild pigEnglish
  • Visayan wild pigEnglish
  • خنزير ثؤلولي بيسايانيArabic
  • prase visajanskéCzech
  • VisayaspustelschweinGerman
  • Visayas-PustelschweinGerman
  • jabalí de las BisayasSpanish
  • Jabalí de las VisayasSpanish
  • cebunsikaFinnish
  • sanglier des VisayasFrench
  • חזיר יבלות ויסאיאניHebrew
  • cebui disznóHungarian
  • Cinghiale verrucoso di VisayasItalian
  • cinghiale dalle verruche delle VisayasItalian
  • ヴィサヤンヒゲイノシシJapanese
  • 비사야워티피그Korean
  • VisayavortesvinNorwegian Bokmål
  • VisayawrattenzwijnDutch
  • świnia wisajskaPolish
  • Porco-selvagem-de-visayasPortuguese
  • Висайская бородавчатая свиньяRussian
  • Visayan yaban domuzuTurkish
  • 捲毛野豬Chinese

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Relatives of the visayan warty pig

Other species in the same genus Sus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the visayan warty pig?

An adult visayan warty pig weighs 102.8 kg – 190.8 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the visayan warty pig endangered?

The visayan warty pig is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the visayan warty pig live?

The visayan warty pig has a recorded lifespan of 15.1 years.

How long is the visayan warty pig pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 122 days.

What kind of animal is the visayan warty pig?

The visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) belongs to the family Suidae in the order Artiodactyla.

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BibTeX
@misc{visayan_warty_pig_2026,
  title = {Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/visayan-warty-pig},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}