North Sulawesi babirusa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the North Sulawesi babirusa lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Babyrousa celebensis
Group	Wild pigs & peccaries
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Suidae

Where does the North Sulawesi babirusa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the North Sulawesi babirusa in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the North Sulawesi babirusa endangered?

The North Sulawesi babirusa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the North Sulawesi babirusa?

The North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Suidae, genus Babyrousa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the North Sulawesi babirusa

The North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) is a species of suid native to Sulawesi and some nearby islands (Lembeh, Buton and Muna) in Indonesia. It has two pairs of large tusks composed of enlarged canine teeth. The upper canines penetrate the top of the snout, curving back toward the forehead. The North Sulawesi babirusa is threatened from hunting and deforestation.

The common and scientific names are various transcriptions of its local name, which literally translated means "pig-deer" (from Indonesian babi, "pig" + rusa, "deer" – see also Javan rusa) in reference to the huge tusks of the male suggestive of a deer's antlers.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article North Sulawesi babirusa (revision 1379362151), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1934992 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).