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Pecari

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Artiodactyla

Scientific name
  
Pecari

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Tayassuidae

Higher classification
  
Peccary

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Similar
  
Peccary, Collared peccary, Mammal, Even‑toed ungulate, Giant peccary

Caceria de pecari de collar en burgos tamaulipas 2 de un tiro


Pecari is a genus of mammals in the peccary family, Tayassuidae. The genus was monotypic until the description of P. maximus in 2007, but the scientific evidence for its status as a species separate from P. tajacu has later been questioned, leading the IUCN to treat it as a synonym.

Contents

Caza de pecari chancho del monte


Species

  • Pecari maximus Roosmalen et al., 2007 – Giant Peccary (Brazil)
  • Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758 – Collared Peccary (Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central and South America)
  • References

    Pecari Wikipedia