Sus salvanius Hodgson 1847

Sus salvanius Hodgson 1847, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 16: 423.

Type Locality: "Habitat, Saul forest" but no locality given; N India, "Sikhim Tarai [Sikkim Terai] … The moist forest-tract at the base of the eastern Himalaya" (Lydekker, 1915:343).

Vernacular Names: Pygmy Hog.

Distribution: Bhutan, S Nepal, N India (incl. Sikkim).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered.