One of the common names given to the babirusa or pig is wild deer in the Celebes Islands, Buru and in New Guinea. Its scientific name is Babirusa alfurus and belongs to the family Suidae. Cardanus alfurus is also the scientific name of a beetle that belongs to the family Lucanidae, which is also endemic to New Guinea. The Alfures or Alfurus is the name of one of the ethnic minority groups of the Papues peoples of New Guinea.
