Thebabirusas are a genusBabyrousa, in thepig family (Suidae). They live in inWallacea, or the Indonesian islands ofSulawesi,Togian,Sula andBuru.
They are often calleddeer pigs. All members of this genus were part of a single species. After the split into several species,Babyrousa is restricted to the Buru babirusa from Buru and Sula, whereas the best-known species, the north Sulawesi babirusa is namedB. celebensis.
The name "pig-deer" has sometimes also been used inEnglish, and is a direct translation of theIndonesian babi-rusa.
