NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Java Warty Pig
Sus verrucosus Boie, 1832
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 Javan warty pig (Sus verrucosus), also called Javan wild pig, is an even-toed ungulate in the family Suidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian islands Java and Bawean, and is considered extinct on Madura. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1996.
Wikipedia contributors, Javan warty pig; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:05:11.745991+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sus verrucosus Boie, 1832
- Name authority
- Boie, 1832
- Common name
- Java 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 verrucosus Boie, 1832
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 |
| 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 |
| Visayan Warty PigSus cebifrons Heude, 1888 | SuidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sus verrucosus Müller, 1840 Müller, 1840 | synonym |
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=898268 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:53HGT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.