Collared peccary: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the collared peccary lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dicotyles tajacu
Group	Wild pigs & peccaries
Found in	9 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Tayassuidae

Where does the collared peccary live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the collared peccary in 9 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the collared peccary?

The collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Tayassuidae, genus Dicotyles. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the collared peccary

The collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) is a peccary, a species of artiodactyl (even-toed) mammal in the family Tayassuidae. It is the only extant member of the genus Dicotyles. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno, taitetu, or báquiro, although these terms are also used to describe other species in the family. The species is also known as the musk hog. In Trinidad, it is colloquially known as quenk.

The species is found in the tropical and subtropical Americas. In the Miocene, the first Tayassuids appeared, which would give rise to the modern collared peccary, with these species belonging to the same genus and often being larger than it. It is believed that many of its ancestors initially appeared in North America, later migrating to South America and eventually giving rise to the modern Tayassu (Tayassu tajacu).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Collared peccary (revision 1377856623), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q125498219 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).