White-lipped peccary: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-lipped peccary lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tayassu pecari
Group	Wild pigs & peccaries
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	32.5 kg (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Tayassuidae

Where does the white-lipped peccary live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-lipped peccary in 7 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Belize, French Guiana, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, Paraguay, Guyana, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia.

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.

How big is a white-lipped peccary?

Wikidata records the following for the white-lipped peccary: mass 32.5 kg (adult weight).

Is the white-lipped peccary endangered?

The white-lipped peccary’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white-lipped peccary?

The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Tayassuidae, genus Tayassu. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-lipped peccary

The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is a species of peccary found in Central and South America and the only extant member of the genus Tayassu. Multiple subspecies have been identified. Both males and females are covered in dark hair (except on certain regions, such as the throat, where it is cream). The range of T. pecari, which extends from Mexico to Argentina, has become fragmented, and the species's population is declining overall (especially in Mexico and Central America). They can be found in a variety of habitats. Social animals, white-lipped peccaries typically forage in large groups, which can have as many as 300 peccaries.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-lipped peccary (revision 1380463842), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q756073 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).