Bartschwein Sus barbatus (Muller, 1838)
English: Bearded Pig; French: Sanglier à moustaches; Bahasa-Jawa: Babi = Celeng; Bahasa Sunda: Babi = Bagong; Indonesian: babi janggut, babi putih, babi hutan; Malay: kartu punni; Philippine: Talonon, Bayong, Araba, Ruatang, Babuy, Pagil.
Former distribution: As now.
Present distribution: Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Philippines and adjoining Islands; Celebes.
Behaviour: Preferred habitat: tropical and secondary rain forests: they are omnivorous and active during the daytime in groups of up to 100. Seasonal migrations are normal. Predators include tigers and leopards.
Population status: Stable. This species is rare in Java.
Brief notes: Very little known.
Hunting methods: Stalking, with beaters, dogs.
Subspecies: 2 (probably)
1. Sus b. barbatus Stable.
2. Sus b. oi Malaysia and Rivu Archipelago. Stable.
Remarks: HALTENORTH, TRENSE 1956 listed 18 subspecies; here the author follows BRIEDERMANN (1986). More information required on population status, distribution and behaviour.
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