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SPECIES Babyrousa babyrussa
Author: | Linnaeus, 1758. | Citation: | Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 50. | Common Name: | Buru Babirusa | Type Locality: | "Habitat in Borneo Indiae orientalis"; identified as "Island of Boero" by Thomas (1911a) (Indonesia, Buru Isl). | Distribution: | Indonesia, Buru (N Molucca Isls) and Sula Isls. | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable. | Comments: | Former subspecies raised to species rank (Groves, 2001a, Meijaard and Groves, 2002). Probably introduced to Buru and the Sulu Isls; original distribution unknown (Groves, 1980b). |
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alfurus (Lesson, 1827) babirousa (Jardine, 1836) babirusa (Guillemard, 1889) babirussa (Quoy and Gaimard, 1830) frosti (Thomas, 1920) indicus (Kerr, 1792) orientalis (Brisson, 1762) quadricornua Perry, 1811
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