Description | The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), is a peccary found in Central and South America. Most of its range is in rainforests, but it is also known from a wide range of other habitats such as dry forests, grasslands, mangrove, Cerrado, and dry xerophytic areas. It lives in herds of 20–300 individuals that typically take up about 120 km2 (46 sq mi) to fully function. Members of this species are omnivorous, feeding mostly on fruit, and are usually found traveling great distances to obtain it. If this resource is in demand and difficult to find, peccaries eat leaves, stems, or animal parts. White-lipped peccaries have several unique attributes that allow them to stay with and identify their herd, which is essential for their survival in the wild.
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Rank | genus |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Tayassu |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Tayassu |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Scientific Name | Tayassu G.Fischer |
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Name Published In | Zoogn., ed. 3, 3 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Tayassu | genus | belongs to Tayassuidae | stated without evidence | Fischer, 1814 | Tayassu | genus | belongs to Tayassuidae | stated with evidence | Palmer, 1897 | Tayassu | genus | belongs to Tayassuinae | stated without evidence | Hay, 1902 | Tayassu | genus | belongs to Tayassuidae | implied | Carroll, 1988 | Tayassu | genus | belongs to Tayassuinae | stated without evidence | McKenna and Bell, 1997 | Tayassu | genus | belongs to Tayassuinae | stated with evidence | Wright, 1998 | Tayassu | genus | belongs to Tayassuidae | stated without evidence | Salles et al., 2006 | Tayassu | genus | belongs to Tayassuini | stated with evidence | Dutra et al., 2017 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (80%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Artiodactyla) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | herbivore, omnivore (based on Tayassuidae) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. |
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Common Name(s) | Peccaries |
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Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayassu |
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