🐃Collared peccary
The collared peccary 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.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2011.
- Body mass
- 21 kg
- Body length
- 0.91 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 31 years
Everything we know about the Collared peccary
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass21 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 20 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Body length0.91 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Brain mass100 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan31 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 32 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Generation length7.36 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity316 daysCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation143 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 145 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Litter sizeabout 2COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 2AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Trophic levelOmnivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleCrepuscular / mixedCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range1.37 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density5.65 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l21 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Collared peccary yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderArtiodactyla
- ›familyTayassuidae
- ›genusPecari
- ›speciesPecari tajacu
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals · Artiodactyla
- familyTayassuidae
- genusPecari
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals · Artiodactyla
- suborderSuina
- familyTayassuidae
- genusPecari
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