Biology:Togian babirusa
| Togian Babirusa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Genus: | Babyrousa |
| Species: | B. togeanensis
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| Babyrousa togeanensis (Sody, 1949)
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The Togian babirusa (Babyrousa togeanensis), also known as the Malenge babirusa,[3][4] is the largest species of babirusa. It is endemic to the Togian Islands of Indonesia, but was considered a subspecies of Babyrousa babyrussa until 2002.[1] Compared to the better-known north Sulawesi babirusa, the Togian babirusa is larger, has a well-developed tail-tuft, and the upper canines of the male are relatively "short, slender, rotated forwards, and always converge".[5][6] The Togian babirusa is omnivorous, feeding mainly on roots and fallen fruit but also worms and invertebrates.[7] Unlike other pig species, the Togian babirusa does not root at the ground with its snout when foraging, but instead can be seen pawing at the ground to uproot plants.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Macdonald, A.; Leus, K.; Masaaki, I.; Burton, J. (2016). "Babyrousa togeanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136472A44143172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136472A44143172.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136472/44143172. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ "ADW: Babyrousa: CLASSIFICATION". https://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/classification/Babyrousa.html.
- ↑ "COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 407/2009 of 14 May 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein". Official Journal of the European Union. 2009-05-19. p. L 123/3. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:123:0003:0061:EN:PDF.
- ↑ Meijaard, E.; Groves, C. P. (2002). "Upgrading three subspecies of Babirusa (Babyrousa sp.) to full species level". IUCN/SSC Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos Specialist Group (PPHSG) Newsletter 2 (2): 33–39. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236898577. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ Meijaard, E., J. P. d'Huart, and W. L. R. Oliver (2011). Babirusa (Babyrousa). Pp. 274–276 in: Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds. (2011). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 2, Hoofed Mammals. ISBN:978-84-96553-77-4
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ito, Masaaki; Melletti, Mario (2017), "Togian Babirusa Babyrousa togeanensis (Sody, 1949)", Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wild Pigs and Peccaries (Cambridge University Press): pp. 76–84, doi:10.1017/9781316941232.010, ISBN 978-1-316-94123-2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781316941232.010, retrieved 2021-03-26
Wikidata ☰ Q2300117 entry
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