Cebu Warty Pig | |
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Information | |
Range | Cebu |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Ungulata |
Family | Suidae |
Genus | Sus |
Species | †S. cebifrons |
Conservation Status | |
Extinct |
The Cebu Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons cebifrons) previously lived in Cebu, Philippines before becoming extinct in modern times, primarily due to habitat destruction. This pig was assessed to be extinct in 2000.
The main species, the Visayan warty pig, (Sus cebifrons), still found in the Philippines, is itself facing extinction.