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The '''banded pig''' (''Sus scrofa vittatus'') is a [[subspecies]] of [[wild boar]] native to 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]]. 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|cristatus]]'', with the largest specimens on Komodo weighing only 48 kg.<ref name="auffenberg1981">Affenberg, W. (1981), ''The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor'', University Press of Florida, pp. 248, ISBN 081300621X</ref>
The '''banded pig''' (''Sus scrofa vittatus'') is a [[subspecies]] of [[wild boar]] native to 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]]. 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|cristatus]]'' subspecies, with the largest specimens on Komodo weighing only 48 kg.<ref name="auffenberg1981">Affenberg, W. (1981), ''The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor'', University Press of Florida, pp. 248, ISBN 081300621X</ref>


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 2-6, 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"/>
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 2-6, 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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Banded pig
Scientific classification
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

The banded pig (Sus scrofa vittatus) is a subspecies of wild boar native to the Thai-Malay Peninsula and many Indonesian islands, including Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sundas as far east as Komodo. 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 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 2-6, 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

  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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