Banded Pig

Sus scrofa ssp. vittatus

Description

Sus scrofa ssp. vittatus have brown hair with cream stripes that will vanish when it grows. It has long fangs. The male’s fangs could grow up to 12 cm, while the females are shorter. It has white stripes on the muzzle.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

2-10 years

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

150 cm

No

Nocturnal

Om

Omnivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Mamalia

ORDER

:

Artiodactyla

FAMILY

:

Suidae

GENUS

:

Sus

SPECIES

:

Sus scrofa ssp. vittatus

Distribution

Sus scrofa ssp. vittatus could be found on forest or agricultural area.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia, Malay Peninsula.

Habits and Lifestyle

Sus scrofa ssp. vittatus is nocturnal, usually alone except when mating seasons. When feeling threatened, the male will lower and ram the intruder with its sharp and strong fangs. While the female will lift and bite the intruder.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Sus scrofa ssp. vittatus feed on plants, fruits, nuts, or roots, it also consumes bird’s eggs, carcass, mouse, insects, or worms.

Diet : Omnivores

Mating Habits

Sus scrofa ssp. vittatus males are polygynous that attracted to estrous females. The males are aggressive and chase the females, if the females interested they will respond by urinating.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : 8-12 weeks

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 5-6

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sus_scrofa_vittatus
  2. https://alamendah.org/2015/06/30/babi-hutan-atau-celeng-sus-scrofa-satwa-mendunia/
  3. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sus_scrofa/