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title: "Western Bearded Pig"
description: "Sus barbatus — Mamíferos. The Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus), also known as the Sunda bearded pig or simply bearded pig, is a species in the pig genus, Sus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/western-bearded-pig
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Western Bearded Pig

> Sus barbatus — Mamíferos. The Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus), also known as the Sunda bearded pig or simply bearded pig, is a species in the pig genus, Sus.

- Scientific name: *Sus barbatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 878
- Wikidata: [Q809606](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q809606)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42136](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42136)

## Names

- en: Western Bearded Pig
- de: Bartschwein
- es: Jabalí Barbudo
- fr: Sanglier à barbe
- nl: Baardzwijn
- pl: Świnia brodata

## Countries with the most observations

MY (720), ID (57), BN (3)

## Summary

The Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus), also known as the Sunda bearded pig or simply bearded pig, is a species in the pig genus, Sus.
It can be recognized by its prominent beard. It also sometimes has tassels on its tail. It is found in Southeast Asia—Sumatra, Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, and various smaller islands like in Sulu archipelago such as Tawi-Tawi, where it inhabits rainforests and mangrove forests. The bearded pig lives in a family. It can reproduce from the age of 18 months, and can be cross-bred with other species in the family Suidae.
Potential predators of Bornean bearded pigs in East Kalimantan include…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornean_bearded_pig

## Photo

![Western Bearded Pig](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-bearded-pig/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247460045

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-bearded-pig?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).