NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Mindoro Warty Pig
Sus oliveri Groves, 1997
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
Oliver's warty pig or the 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 Philippines. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the Philippine warty pig (S. philippensis), however it was shown to be morphologically and genetically distinct.
The species is heavily hunted by the local people and is extremely rare.
Wikipedia contributors, Oliver's warty pig; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:08:42.560120+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sus oliveri Groves, 1997
- Name authority
- Groves, 1997
- Common name
- Mindoro Warty 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 oliveri Groves, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palawan Bearded PigSus ahoenobarbus Huet, 1888 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
| 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=898190 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:53HGN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.