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White-lipped Peccary - Species Detail
AKA:
Gold:
15 14/16"
Gold (Bow):
15 3/16"
Endangered:
Silver:
15 5/16"
Silver (Bow):
0"
Bronze:
12"
Bronze (Bow):
11"
Tayassu pecari
Pecarí labiado, Senso (Sp), Weissbartpekari (G), Pecari à lèvres blanches (F). Tayassu is of Indian origin, meaning "gnawer of roots." "Peccary" is from the Tupi (Brazil) pecari for "an animal which makes many paths through the woods."
DESCRIPTION Shoulder height 20-24 inches (51-61 cm). Weight 55-85 pounds (25-39 kg). Both sexes are similar in size.
Considerably larger than the collared peccary. General coloration is dark reddish-brown to grayish-black, with white on lips, chin, throat and rump.
HABITAT Tropical forests, both moist and dry.
DISTRIBUTION Northern parts of South America (excluding the Andes mountains) as far south as northeastern Argentina.
Also throughout Central America and extending into southern Mexico.
TAXONOMIC NOTES Several subspecies are listed in South America, with only minor differences. They are combined here.
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