Babyrousa babyrussa

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Moluccan Babirusa

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Suina
Family : Suidae
Genus : Babyrousa

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033861

Original name as described

Sus babyrussa

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.223

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc612baf-ccaa-4986-bef4-606fd521db25

Type locality

"Borneo" (= Buru Island, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006361

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sus babyrussa

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Suidae

Root name

babyrussa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.223

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc612baf-ccaa-4986-bef4-606fd521db25

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033861

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xiii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Babirussa alfurus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Suidae

Root name

alfurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.223

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc612baf-ccaa-4986-bef4-606fd521db25

Authority page

338

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207805

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:338, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Babirussa babyrussa frosti

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Suidae

Root name

frosti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.23.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/91080823-9fa5-4812-a5e1-711ebe0e6b8a

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636956

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Babyrussa alfurus

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Suidae

Root name

alfurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534823

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Babirusa alfurus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Suidae

Root name

alfurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

162

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Ward (1910:461, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Babyrousa babyrussa

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Suidae

Root name

babyrussa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

117

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2461/9441445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

babirousa

Grubb, 2005

Family

Suidae

Root name

babirousa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

637

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Aper orientalis

(Brisson, 1762)

Family

Suidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28278589

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Sus Baberoussa

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Suidae

Root name

baberoussa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230121

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Sukotyrus indicus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Suidae

Root name

indica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664136

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Sus babirussa

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Suidae

Root name

babirussa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637234

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Babyrousa quadricornua

Perry, 1811

Family

Suidae

Root name

quadricornua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

C1

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

sus babiroussa

(de Blainville, 1817)

Family

Suidae

Root name

babiroussa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

328

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18035453

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

Jardine (1836:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39772)

Sus Babirussa

(J. E. Gray, 1821)

Family

Suidae

Root name

babirussa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · subsequent_usage

Authority page

306

Authority publication

London Medical Repository

sus babiroussa

(F. Cuvier, 1825)

Family

Suidae

Root name

babiroussa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · subsequent_usage

Authority page

257

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Babyrussa Indica

(Burnett, 1830)

Family

Suidae

Root name

indica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909462

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Sus babirussa

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Family

Suidae

Root name

babirussa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

variant

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064181

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Babiroussa alfourus

(Chenu, 1854)

Family

Suidae

Root name

alfourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

306

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1652598

Authority publication

Paris

Sus babirusa

(Guillemard, 1886)

Family

Suidae

Root name

babirusa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19429715

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Babirusa orientalis

(J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Suidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

461

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016104

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:461, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Babyrousa quadricornis

Groves, 1980

Family

Suidae

Root name

quadricornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Zoologische Mededelingen

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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