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{{Subspeciesbox
| name=Banded Pig
| name = Banded pig
| fossil_range= Early [[Pleistocene]] - Recent
| image=
| image = Sus scrofa - Pulau Ubin.jpg
| image_caption= A banded pig on [[Pulau Ubin]], [[Singapore]]
| regnum= [[Animal]]ia
| genus= Sus
| phylum= [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| species = scrofa
| classis= [[Mammal]]ia
| species_link = Wild boar
| ordo= [[Even-toed ungulate|Artiodactyla]]
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| subspecies = vittatus
| familia= [[Suidae]]
| genus= ''[[Sus (genus)|Sus]]''
| authority = [[Heinrich Boie|Boie]], 1828
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| synonyms =
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| species= ''[[Sus scrofa|S. scrofa]]''
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| subspecies= '''''S. s. vittatus'''''
| trinomial= ''Sus scrofa vittatus''
| trinomial_authority= [[Heinrich Boie|Boie]], 1828
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| synonyms=
* ''Sus scrofa andersoni''
* ''Sus scrofa andersoni''
* ''Sus scrofa jubatulus''
* ''Sus scrofa jubatulus''
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* ''Sus scrofa typicus''
* ''Sus scrofa typicus''
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}}
[[File:Wild boar (Sus scrofa vittatus) juvenile.jpg|thumb|Juvenile in [[Pulau Ubin|Pulau Ubin island]], [[Singapore]]]]
The '''Banded Pig''' (''Sus scrofa vittatus''), also known by various other names including Malay Pig and Island Pig, is a [[subspecies]] of the [[wild boar]] found in the [[Malay Peninsula|Thai-Malay Peninsula]] and many [[Indonesia]]n islands, including [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], and the [[Lesser Sundas]] as far east as [[Komodo (island)|Komodo]]. There are also [[feral]] populations in the region, and it has been [[Domestication|domesticated]]. The [[male]]s have tusks, but the [[female]]s do not. They are [[omnivore]]s that will eat [[herb]]s, [[root]]s, [[tuber]]s, [[rhizome]]s, [[Poales|grasses]], [[bird egg]]s, small [[rat]]s and [[mice]], [[lizard]]s, [[frog]]s, birds (such as [[Juvenile (organism)|juvenile]] ducks and partridges), [[annelid]]s, [[beetle]]s, [[termite]]s, [[ant]]s, and [[maggot]]s.


The '''banded pig''' ('''''Sus scrofa vittatus''''') also known as the '''Indonesian wild boar''' is a [[subspecies]] of [[wild boar]] native to the [[Malay Peninsula|Thai-Malay Peninsula]] and many [[Indonesia]]n islands, including [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], and has been introduced to the [[Lesser Sundas]] in ancient times. It is known as the '''wild boar''' in Singapore. It is the most [[Basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] subspecies, having the smallest relative brain size, more primitive dentition, and unspecialised cranial structure.<ref name="hemmer1990">Hemmer, H. (1990), ''Domestication: The Decline of Environmental Appreciation'', Cambridge University Press, pp. 55-59, {{ISBN|0521341787}}</ref> It is a short-faced subspecies with a white band on the muzzle,<ref name=groves2008>[[Colin Groves|Groves, C.]] (2008). ''Current views on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the genus Sus.'' pp. 15–29 ''in'' Albarella, U., Dobney, K, Ervynck, A. & Rowley-Conwy, P. Eds. (2008). ''Pigs and Humans: 10,000 Years of Interaction''. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19-920704-6}}</ref> as well as sparse body hair, no underwool, a fairly long mane, and a broad reddish band extending from the muzzle to the sides of the neck.<ref name="groves1993">Groves, C. P. et al. 1993. The Eurasian Suids ''Sus'' and ''Babyrousa''. In Oliver, W. L. R., ed., ''Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos - 1993 Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan'', 107-108. IUCN/SSC Pigs and Peccaries Specialist Group, {{ISBN|2-8317-0141-4}}</ref> It is much smaller than the mainland ''[[Indian boar|S. s. cristatus]]'' subspecies, with the largest specimens on Komodo weighing only 48&nbsp;kg.<ref name="auffenberg1981">Affenberg, W. (1981), ''The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor'', University Press of Florida, pp. 248, {{ISBN|081300621X}}</ref>
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==References==
*http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/S/Sus_scrofa_vittatus/


In some areas, it differs from most other boar populations by being highly [[frugivory|frugivorous]], with specimens in [[Ujung Kulon National Park]] in Java eating around 50 different fruit species, especially [[Ficus|fig]]s, thus making them important seed dispersers.<ref name="oliver1993">Oliver, W. L. R. et al. 1993. The Eurasian Wild Pig (''Sus scrofa''). In Oliver, W. L. R., ed., ''Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos - 1993 Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan'', 112-121. IUCN/SSC Pigs and Peccaries Specialist Group, {{ISBN|2-8317-0141-4}}</ref> On the islands of [[Komodo (island)|Komodo]] and [[Rinca]], its diet is more varied, encompassing roots, tubers, grasses, insects, fruits, snakes, and carrion. It also frequently eats crabs during low tide. Piglets are born from December to March in litters of two to six, and are raised in grass nests constructed by their mother. They are much less vividly striped than the young of ''[[Central European boar|S. s. scrofa]]''.<ref name="auffenberg1981"/>
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[[Category:Pigs]]

On the islands of Komodo, Rinca, and [[Flores]], the banded pig is a primary food source for [[Komodo dragon]]s.<ref name="auffenberg1981"/>

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==References==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Suidae]]
[[Category:Wild boars]]
[[Category:Mammals of Indonesia]]

Latest revision as of 21:56, 17 July 2024

Banded pig
A banded pig on Pulau Ubin, Singapore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Sus
Species:
S. scrofa
Subspecies:
S. s. vittatus
Trinomial name
Sus scrofa vittatus
Boie, 1828
Synonyms
  • Sus scrofa andersoni
  • Sus scrofa jubatulus
  • Sus scrofa milleri
  • Sus scrofa pallidiloris
  • Sus scrofa peninsularis
  • Sus scrofa rhionis
  • Sus scrofa typicus
Juvenile in Pulau Ubin island, Singapore

The banded pig (Sus scrofa vittatus) also known as the Indonesian wild boar is a subspecies of wild boar native to the Thai-Malay Peninsula and many Indonesian islands, including Sumatra, Java, and has been introduced to the Lesser Sundas in ancient times. It is known as the wild boar in Singapore. It is the most basal subspecies, having the smallest relative brain size, more primitive dentition, and unspecialised cranial structure.[1] It is a short-faced subspecies with a white band on the muzzle,[2] as well as sparse body hair, no underwool, a fairly long mane, and a broad reddish band extending from the muzzle to the sides of the neck.[3] It is much smaller than the mainland S. s. cristatus subspecies, with the largest specimens on Komodo weighing only 48 kg.[4]

In some areas, it differs from most other boar populations by being highly frugivorous, with specimens in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java eating around 50 different fruit species, especially figs, thus making them important seed dispersers.[5] On the islands of Komodo and Rinca, its diet is more varied, encompassing roots, tubers, grasses, insects, fruits, snakes, and carrion. It also frequently eats crabs during low tide. Piglets are born from December to March in litters of two to six, and are raised in grass nests constructed by their mother. They are much less vividly striped than the young of S. s. scrofa.[4]

On the islands of Komodo, Rinca, and Flores, the banded pig is a primary food source for Komodo dragons.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hemmer, H. (1990), Domestication: The Decline of Environmental Appreciation, Cambridge University Press, pp. 55-59, ISBN 0521341787
  2. ^ Groves, C. (2008). Current views on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the genus Sus. pp. 15–29 in Albarella, U., Dobney, K, Ervynck, A. & Rowley-Conwy, P. Eds. (2008). Pigs and Humans: 10,000 Years of Interaction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-920704-6
  3. ^ Groves, C. P. et al. 1993. The Eurasian Suids Sus and Babyrousa. In Oliver, W. L. R., ed., Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos - 1993 Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, 107-108. IUCN/SSC Pigs and Peccaries Specialist Group, ISBN 2-8317-0141-4
  4. ^ a b c Affenberg, W. (1981), The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor, University Press of Florida, pp. 248, ISBN 081300621X
  5. ^ Oliver, W. L. R. et al. 1993. The Eurasian Wild Pig (Sus scrofa). In Oliver, W. L. R., ed., Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos - 1993 Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, 112-121. IUCN/SSC Pigs and Peccaries Specialist Group, ISBN 2-8317-0141-4
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