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Some facts about the
Collared peccary
Adult weight : 20.2 kg (44.44 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 32 years
Female maturity :329 days
Male maturity : 358 days
Gestation : 145 days
Weaning : 49 days
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 2
Weight at birth : 0.7 kg (1.54 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 4.881 kg (10.7382 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 33 W
Body mass : 20.5 kg (45.1 lbs)
Temperature : 37.85 °C (100.13 °F)
Collared peccary
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Tayassuidae
Species : Pecari tajacu
Peccaries or javelina or pecarí, live in the south-western parts of North America and throughout South America. When threatened, the Peccary defends itself with its tusk which sharpen themselves every time they open or close their mouths. The collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) is sometimes called a "musk hog", because of its strong odor it gives off. In some areas of the Southwest, peccaries occur in the suburbs of cities in the brush and undergrowth, where they can sneak through. Otherwise, they live in various habitats, ranging from deserts to rainforests.
The Collared peccary is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and VenezuelaHabitats
Dry savanna, Forest, Moist savanna, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland and Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland
1. collared peccary, javelina, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu, Peccari angulatus -- (dark gray peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States)
collared peccary
javelina
Tayassu angulatus
Tayassu tajacu
Peccari angulatus
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