The Mexican Creole hairless pig is a unique genotype that is believed to have been introduced to Mexico during the Spanish conquest.

[1] The genotype is being conserved by researchers of UNAM at the Faculty of veterinary medicine and animal husbandry.

[2] The Mexican Creole hairless pig, known as cerdo pelón in Spanish, is small with a grey/black color and no hair.

[3] The cerdo pelón has been used in traditional Yucatán cuisine for dishes like Cochinita pibil[4] and "Cabeza de cochino.

[5] A similar breed to the cerdo pelón, the Creole pig of Haiti, is now considered extinct.