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Quick facts

Lifespan

Lifespan

24 years on average

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Diet

Tubers, leaves, mushrooms, fruits, insects, snails

Habitat

Habitat

Forests and wetlands

range

Range

Indonesia

Buru and Sula Islands

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The babirusa

Pig deer

'Babi' is the Malay word for pig and 'rusa' means deer. Thus 'babirusa' translates to 'pig deer'. Only the males have tusks. The upper tusks that grow through the snout of the babirusa look very much like the antlers of a deer, hence the animal's common name. 

Together, we protect wildlife

Saving the babirusa's home

Saving the babirusa's home

Threatened by rampant destruction of their rainforest habitat and illegal poaching for their meat, the babirusa is in grave danger of extinction in the wild. We support the Forest and Species Protection Patrol (Nantu Protection Units), who remove snares and traps and hand over illegal loggers to the authorities. By protecting the Nantu forest, we help ensure the babirusa’s habitat remains safe.

The IUCN Status

VU

Vulnerable

At high risk of extinction in the wild

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species.

DD

Data Deficient

Unknown risk of extinction

LC

Least Concern

At relatively low risk of extinction

NT

Near Threatened

Likely to become vulnerable in the near future

VU

Vulnerable

At high risk of extinction in the wild

EN

Endangered

At very high risk of extinction in the wild

CR

Critically Endangered

At extremely high risk of extinction in the wild

EW

Extinct in the Wild

Survives only in captivity

EX

Extinct

No surviving individuals in the wild or in captivity

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