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The peccaries form a group of three species, found in an area stretching from the southern US to Argentina. While obviously pig-like, they have fewer teeth than Sus, and the upper canines grow downwards instead of outwards or upwards. |
TAXONOMY Order - Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed) Suborder - Suiformes ("pig-like") Family - Tayassuidae (peccaries) |
1.Collared Peccary Skull, lateral view. |
Details of Specimens Illustrated |
Overall length | 237mm | Zygomatic width | 105mm |
Scientific Name : Tayassu tajacu - Both names are variations on a native Brazilian name. Scientific Name : Peccary is another local name, as is Javelina (spear), perhaps a reference to its sharp tusks.