Order Artiodactyla
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1
637
722
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Babyrousa babyrussa
(Linnaeus 1758)
[Sus] babyrussa
Linnaeus 1758
,
Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 50
.
Type Locality:
"Habitat in Borneo Indiae orientalis"; identified as "Island of Boero" by
Thomas (1911
a
)
(
Indonesia
, Buru Isl)
.
Vernacular Names:
Buru Babirusa
.
Synonyms:
Babyrousa alfurus
(Lesson 1827)
;
Babyrousa babirousa
(Jardine 1836)
;
Babyrousa babirusa
(Guillemard 1889)
;
Babyrousa babirussa
(Quoy and Gaimard 1830)
;
Babyrousa frosti
(Thomas 1920)
;
Babyrousa indicus
(
Kerr 1792
)
;
Babyrousa orientalis
(
Brisson 1762
)
;
Babyrousa quadricornua
Perry 1811
.
Distribution:
Indonesia
, Buru (N Molucca Isls) and Sula Isls.
Conservation:
CITES
– Appendix I;
U.S.
ESA
– Endangered;
IUCN
– Vulnerable.
Discussion:
Former subspecies raised to species rank (
Groves, 2001
a
, Meijaard and Groves, 2002
). Probably introduced to Buru and the
Sulu
Isls; original distribution unknown (
Groves, 1980
b
).