Peccaries

Peccaries

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Tayassuidae
Genus : Tayassu

Facts about the genus Tayassu, the peccaries

An action plan for the human utilization of Tayassu is in fact a management plan to ensure the sustained use of peccaries and avert over-hunting. (Full text)

Introduction Human utilization of the peccaries is widespread (Full text)

"And studying peccaries is fascinating - they have such an important role in the ecosystem. (Full text)

"Peccaries are extremely shy animals. (Full text)

Description: Peccaries are common to Central and South America. (Full text)

However, whilst such problems are relevant to our understanding of peccary phylogeny, they are of limited significance to conservation and, for the purposes of this Action Plan, the single genus Tayassu is retained for both species. (Full text)

Koffler Collared peccaries are adaptable to a wide variety of habitats, from deserts to tropical rain forests. (Full text)

One of the warning sounds used by collared peccaries is a "clack" produced by clashing the canines together. (Full text)

Reproduction:The breeding season for Chacoan peccaries is typically September through January. (Full text)

The similarity between true pigs and peccaries is an example of convergent evolution resulting from the fact that they both evolved independently to occupy similar ecological niches – omnivorous rooters. (Full text)

All of this information on the reproduction and productivity of peccaries is essential for implementing management practices that conserve peccary populations over short and long time-scales (Gottdenker 1998). (Full text)

Peccaries are omnivorous but generally prefer roots, seeds, and fruit. (Full text)

Individual peccaries cannot evolve, but the little herd, or population, of peccaries is subject to all the forces of variation and natural selection. (Full text)

But a little herd, or population of peccaries is subject to all the forces of variation and natural selection, and can undergo all the changes in genotypes and phenotypes associated with evolutionary change. (Full text)

(Tayassu pecari) - Mexico Comparisons While Peccaries look similar to pigs, Peccaries are classified in a family of their own because of anatomical differences. (Full text)

Peccaries are herd animals, and do everything as a group. (Full text)

Habitat: The species prefers the vast primary tropical moist forests, but in some areas white-lipped peccaries are also found in deciduous, montane or thorn forests. (Full text)

Peccaries are often referred to as wild pigs. (Full text)

Long-nosed Peccary skeleton from Friesenhahn Cave, Texas Peccaries are members of the artiodactyl family Tayassuidae. (Full text)

Peccaries are highly social animals - often scent-marking one another as well as physical territory. (Full text)