Oliver's warty pig or 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 central
Philippines
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. This species previously treated to be a subspecies of ''S. philippensis'', was shown to be morphologically and genetically different.
This species is heavily hunted and is extremely rare.
See also
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Wild pigs of the Philippines
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Philippine warty pig
References
External links
Classificationon Animal Diversity
– ''Sus oliveri'' on list
Sus (genus)
Mammals of the Philippines
Endemic fauna of the Philippines
Fauna of Mindoro
Mammals described in 1997
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