One of the 3 peccaries on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Tayassuidae
Pecari tajacu
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It lives in social groups of 6 to 30 animals and has a dorsal gland that releases a distinctive musky secretion used to recognise other members of the group.
Weight
14 kg – 31 kg
Size
80 cm – 1.1 m
Life expectancy
11 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Herd
Lives in large groups as a strategy against predators.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: NHPBS NatureWorks · UWI St. Augustine · AMdirac · Ultimate Ungulate · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · A-Z Animals · PMC (semen antibiotics safety study)
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 14.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Collared Peccary — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about collared peccary.
