Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
babirussa .
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- noun Alternative form of
babyroussa .
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Examples
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B. babyrussa is from the Sula Islands (east of central Sulawesi) and Buru (just south-east of the Sula Islands).
The many babirusa species: laissez-faire lumping under fire again Darren Naish 2006
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B. babyrussa is from the Sula Islands (east of central Sulawesi) and Buru (just south-east of the Sula Islands).
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Until recently I would have labelled the species Babirousa babyrussa, but - yet again - the species-level taxonomy of babirusas has recently been revised (for a previous post on over-zealous lumping in extant megamammals see Giraffes: set for change).
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Babirusa taxonomy was reviewed by Groves (1980) who recognised four subspecies, one of which (B. babyrussa bolabatuensis from south-eastern Sulawesi) was named for Holocene fossils and apparently extinct.
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Ploughing behaviour of Babyrousa babyrussa (Suidae, Mammalia) suggests a scent-marking function.
The many babirusa species: laissez-faire lumping under fire again Darren Naish 2006
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Well, the proverbial cat is already out of the bag, but the traditional taxonomy of referring all babirusas to the single species Babyrousa babyrussa is now defunct and there are good reasons for recognising several species.
The many babirusa species: laissez-faire lumping under fire again Darren Naish 2006
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One of the most unusual mammals in Wallacea is the babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa, VU).
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Unfortunately babirusas from the adjacent eastern and south-eastern parts of Sulawesi remain unknown, so it is not possible to test whether or not they are particularly similar to B. babyrussa.
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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These endemic species include the endangered mountain anoa (Bubalus quarlesi) and crested macaque (Macaca nigra) and the vulnerable babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) and Sulawesi montane long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi).
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A fifth subspecies, B. babyrussa beruensis, is larger than the more recent forms and known only from Pleistocene fossils.
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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