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White-lipped peccary
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Tayassuidae
Species : Tayassu pecari
The White-lipped peccary is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela
Facts about the white-lipped peccary
Because it is larger in size, the White-lipped Peccary is able to crush harder seeds and nuts with its jaws than the Collared Peccary.
The White-lipped Peccary is larger than the Collared Peccary, and weighs about one-third more.
04 lbs) Tayassu pecari is a medium sized species. (Full text)
Travel in herds of 6-30 SIMILAR SPECIES White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari) is native to s. (Full text)
The white-lipped peccary is a less common, slightly larger forest dweller that runs in herds of up to several hundred individuals. (Full text)
Hunting: Tayassu pecari is a dangerous animal to hunt because it is both nomadic and gregarious. (Full text)
Size and weight: The total adult length of the white-lipped peccary is 90-135 cm. (Full text)
The White-lipped peccary is not considered seriously threatened over much of its extensive range. (Full text)
Throughout its range, from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, the white-lipped peccary is confined to undisturbed primary rainforest. (Full text)
1. white-lipped peccary, Tayassu pecari -- (blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary)white-lipped peccary
Tayassu pecari
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