Babyrousa babyrussa

E223403

Babyrousa babyrussa is a wild pig species from Indonesian islands, notable for the males’ dramatically upward-curving tusks and its classification within the babirusas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Babyrousa 3
Babyrousa babyrussa canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf even-toed ungulate ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
species ⓘ
wild pig ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
belongsToGroup babirusas ⓘ
bodyLength about 85–110 centimeters ⓘ
bodyMass about 60–100 kilograms ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName North Sulawesi babirusa ⓘ
linked to: North Sulawesi

babirusa ⓘ
conservationStatus Vulnerable ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
endemicTo Sulawesi and nearby islands ⓘ
family Suidae ⓘ
foundInBiome tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ
genus Babyrousa ⓘ
linked to: Babyrousa babyrussa
gestationPeriod about 150–160 days ⓘ
habitat riverine forest ⓘ
swamp forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasSexualDimorphism yes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
litterSize usually 1–2 piglets ⓘ
nativeTo Buton Island ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Lembeh Island ⓘ
Muna Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sulawesi ⓘ
linked to: Celebes

Togian Islands ⓘ
linked to: Togean Islands
notableFeature males have upward-curving tusks ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
skinCharacteristic sparse hair ⓘ
skinColor greyish ⓘ
socialStructure small groups ⓘ
tailLength about 20–30 centimeters ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat loss ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
tuskGrowthDirection grow upward through the snout ⓘ
tuskOrigin upper canines ⓘ
typicalFood fruits ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
roots ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Suidae → includes → Babyrousa babyrussa ⓘ
Babyrousa babyrussa → genus → Babyrousa ⓘ
linked to: Babyrousa babyrussa
Buru babirusa → genus → Babyrousa ⓘ
linked to: Babyrousa babyrussa
Buru babirusa → binomialName → Babyrousa babyrussa ⓘ
Suinae → includes → Babyrousa ⓘ
linked to: Babyrousa babyrussa