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Collared peccary

Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) is a species in the family Tayassuidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 12.3 kg to 21.3 kg and live up to 24.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)
Photo: Chrumps · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the collared peccary

Weight
12.3 kg – 21.3 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
24.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
31.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
141 days – 151 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.82src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
10.6 months – 11.8 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the collared peccary live?

Not recorded

What is the collared peccary?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) 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.

The species is found in the tropical and subtropical Americas. In the Miocene, the first Tayassuids appeared, which would give rise to the modern collared peccary, with these species belonging to the same genus and often being larger than it. It is believed that many of its ancestors initially appeared in North America, later migrating to South America and eventually giving rise to the modern Tayassu (Tayassu tajacu).

From the Wikipedia article “Collared peccary” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collared_peccary&oldid=1377856623), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the collared peccary endangered?

The collared peccary is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the collared peccary classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyTayassuidae
  6. genusPecari
  7. SpeciesPecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Dicotyles tajacu, Pecari maximus, Sus tajacu, Tayassu tajacu

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Giant peccaryEnglish
  • JavelinaEnglish
  • Javelina hogEnglish
  • Musk hogEnglish
  • QuenkEnglish
  • South American collared peccaryEnglish
  • South American collared peccaryEnglish
  • Texas peccaryEnglish
  • بقري مطوقArabic
  • pecarí collarieguAsturian
  • pekari páskovanýCzech
  • Südamerikanisches HalsbandpekariGerman
  • Πέκαρι με κολλάροGreek
  • SaínoSpanish
  • Báquiro CinchadoSpanish
  • Cerdo de monteSpanish
  • Coche De MonteSpanish
  • JavalinaSpanish
  • Kitán/KitamSpanish
  • Pecarí De CollarSpanish
  • SajinoSpanish
  • pikkupekariFinnish
  • Pécari à collierFrench
  • פקארי מגווןHebrew
  • Ogrličasti pekariCroatian
  • örvös pekariHungarian
  • Pecari dal collareItalian
  • クビワペッカリーJapanese
  • SkunksvinNorwegian Bokmål
  • HalsbåndnavlesvinNorwegian Bokmål
  • HalsbåndpekariNorwegian Bokmål
  • HalsbandpekariDutch
  • Pekariowiec obrożnyPolish
  • CatetoPortuguese
  • CaitituPortuguese
  • PatiraPortuguese
  • PecariPortuguese
  • Porco de MatoPortuguese
  • Porco-do-matoPortuguese
  • TaiaçuPortuguese
  • TaitituPortuguese
  • TajaçuPortuguese
  • TatetoPortuguese
  • Ошейниковый пекариRussian
  • belovrati pekariSlovenian
  • Pakirasrm
  • Yakalı PekariTurkish
  • Пекарі ошийниковийUkrainian
  • 領西貒Chinese

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Relatives of the collared peccary

Other species in the same family Tayassuidae.

CompareCollared peccary vs Chacoan peccaryCollared peccary vs White-lipped peccary

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the collared peccary?

An adult collared peccary weighs 12.3 kg – 21.3 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the collared peccary endangered?

The collared peccary is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the collared peccary live?

The collared peccary has a recorded lifespan of 24.7 years.

How long is the collared peccary pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 141 days – 151 days.

What kind of animal is the collared peccary?

The collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) belongs to the family Tayassuidae in the order Artiodactyla.

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BibTeX
@misc{collared_peccary_2026,
  title = {Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/collared-peccary},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}