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Palawan Bearded Pig
Sus ahoenobarbus Huet, 1888
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Palawan bearded pig (Sus ahoenobarbus) is a pig species in the genus Sus endemic to the Philippines, where it occurs on the archipelago of islands formed by Balabac, Palawan, and the Calamian Islands. It is 1 to 1.6 m (3.3 to 5.2 ft) in length, about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and weigh up to 150 kg (330 lb).
Wikipedia contributors, Palawan bearded pig; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:16:54.902302+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sus ahoenobarbus Huet, 1888
- Name authority
- Huet, 1888
- Common name
- Palawan Bearded Pig
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Suidae
- Genus
- Sus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderArtiodactyla Owen, 1848
- familySuidae Gray, 1821
- genusSus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesSus ahoenobarbus Huet, 1888
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bearded PigSus barbatus Müller, 1838 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Celebes Warty PigSus celebensis Müller & Schlegel, 1843 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Domestic PigSus domesticus Erxleben, 1777 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mindoro Warty PigSus oliveri Groves, 1997 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philippine Warty PigSus philippensis Nehring, 1886 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurasian Wild PigSus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Java Warty PigSus verrucosus Boie, 1832 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Visayan Warty PigSus cebifrons Heude, 1888 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=898189 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:53HGF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.