Banded pig

 ( Mammals Described In 1828 ) 

The banded pig ( Sus scrofa vittatus), also known as the Indonesian wild boar, is a subspecies of wild boar native to the Malay Peninsula and many islands, including Sumatra, Java, and has been introduced to the Lesser Sundas in ancient times. It is known as the wild boar in Singapore. It is the Sister group to the other subspecies, and has the smallest relative brain size, more primitive dentition, and unspecialised cranial structure.Hemmer, H. (1990), Domestication: The Decline of Environmental Appreciation, Cambridge University Press, pp. 55-59, It is a short-faced subspecies with a white band on the muzzle,Colin Groves (2008). Current views on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the genus Sus. pp. 15–29 in Albarella, U., Dobney, K, Ervynck, A. & Rowley-Conwy, P. Eds. (2008). Pigs and Humans: 10,000 Years of Interaction. Oxford University Press. as well as sparse body hair, no underwool, a fairly long mane, and a broad reddish band extending from the muzzle to the sides of the neck.Groves, C. P. et al. 1993. The Eurasian Suids Sus and Babyrousa. In Oliver, W. L. R., ed., Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos - 1993 Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, 107-108. IUCN/SSC Pigs and Peccaries Specialist Group, It is much smaller than the mainland Indian boar subspecies, with the largest specimens on Komodo weighing only 48 kg.Affenberg, W. (1981), The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor, University Press of Florida, pp. 248,

In some areas, it differs from most other boar populations by being highly frugivory, with specimens in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java eating around 50 different fruit species, especially Ficus, thus making them important seed dispersers.Oliver, W. L. R. et al. 1993. The Eurasian Wild Pig ( Sus scrofa). In Oliver, W. L. R., ed., Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos - 1993 Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, 112-121. IUCN/SSC Pigs and Peccaries Specialist Group, On the islands of Komodo and Rinca, its diet is more varied, encompassing roots, tubers, grasses, insects, fruits, snakes, and carrion. It also frequently eats crabs during low tide. Piglets are born from December to March in litters of two to six, and are raised in grass nests constructed by their mother. They are much less vividly striped than the young of S. s. scrofa.

On the islands of Komodo, Rinca, and Flores, the banded pig is a primary food source for .