Bearded Pig
| Class: Mammalia:
Mammals |
Diet: Fruit |
| Order:
Artiodactyla: Even-toed Ungulates |
| Size: body:11.6
- 1.8 m (5 1/4 - 6 ft), tail: 20 - 30 cm (7 3/4 - 11 3/4 in) |
| Family: Suidae: Pigs |
Conservation Status:
Vulnerable |
| Scientific Name:
Sus barbatus |
Habitat: rainforest,
scrub, mangrove swamps |
| Range:
Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo |
 A
large pig with an elongated head and a narrow body, the bearded pig has
abundant whiskers on its chin and a bristly, wartlike protuberance beneath
each eye. These warts are more conspicuous in males than in females. Fallen
fruit, roots, shoots and insect larvae are the bearded pig's staple foods,
and it also invades fields of root crops. It often follows gibbons and
macaques to pick up the fruit they drop. After a gestation of about 4 months,
the female makes a nest of plant material and gives birth to 2 or 3 young,
which stay with her for about a year.
  
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