314 Mammals of Eastern Asia 
The Indian or Crested Pig, Sus cristatus, as has been indi- 
cated, is fairly distinct from the Northern Pigs. Originally de- 
scribed from southern India, the range extends eastward into 
the Malay Peninsula and onto many East Indian islands 
where numerous local races have been named. The color of the 
adult is blackish brown. There is a distinct crest of stiff black 
bristles extending from the back of the head along the neck and 
shoulders. The young are quite hairy and are striped with dark 
brown and yellow-brown. These Pigs are fond of moist places 
in the forest where they can drink and wallow frequently. They 
are night feeders and often lay waste extensive areas of such 
native crops as sugar cane. Like the Northern Pigs, the Crested 
Pigs are said to make little shelters of sticks and litter in which 
the young may hide. 
A scarcely distinguishable race, S. c. bengalensis, represents 
this species in Burma and Assam ; another better defined, 5". c. 
jubatus, lives in the north Malay Peninsula, peninsular Siam, 
Laos, Annam, and Cochin-China ; a third, ^. c. peninsular is, 
occurs in the south Malay Peninsula. 
The Banded Pig, Sus vittatus, of Sumatra, is of uncertain 
status. This Pig, a blackish animal with pale underparts and a 
broad, brownish red band around the middle of the snout, has 
been variously distinguished as a full species, as a race of Sus 
scrofa (Kloss, 1931), and as a race of S\ cristatus (Chasen, 
1940). In any case, it is probably the island representative of 
jubatus and peninsular is. In general, the last molar in all the 
Malayan races is shorter than in typical cristatus of India. 
The Bearded Pig, Sus barbatus, first discovered in southern 
Borneo, is represented by the race S. b. oi on the Malay Penin- 
sula. This is a remarkable-looking Pig, its cheeks covered with 
an extensive growth of whitish curly whiskers. The ears are 
short and rounded. In addition, there stands between the nostril 
and eye a large wart-like outgrowth covered with bristles. The 
color is slightly paler than the usually blackish S. cristatus, and 
along the back may appear distinctly paler. The animals stand 
