The Cebu warty pig (''Sus cebifrons cebifrons'') previously lived in
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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* hil, Republ ...
before becoming extinct in modern times, primarily due to
habitat destruction
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
. This pig was assessed to be extinct in 2000.
The main species, ''Sus cebifrons'', the
Visayan warty pig, still found in the Philippines, is itself facing extinction.
References
IUCN Red List
Suidae
Fauna of Cebu
Extinct mammals of Asia
Species made extinct by human activities
Mammal extinctions since 1500
Mammals of the Philippines
Endemic fauna of the Philippines
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