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Pecari tajacu (collared peccary; javelina)

Synonyms: Dicotyles tajacu; Pecari maximus; Sus tajacu; Tayassu tajacu; Waldochoerus bassleri

Wikipedia Abstract

The giant peccary (Pecari maximus) is a possible fourth species of peccary, discovered in Brazil in 2000 by Dutch naturalist Marc van Roosmalen. In 2003, he and German natural history filmmaker Lothar Frenz succeeded in filming a group and gathering material, which later would serve as the type. Though recently reported, it has been known to locals as caitetu munde, which means "great peccary which lives in pairs". It was formally described in 2007, but the scientific evidence for its species status has later been questioned, which also was one of the reasons for its initial evaluation as data deficient by IUCN in 2008. Following a review in 2011, the IUCN moved the giant peccary into synonymy of the collared peccary (P. tajacu).
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Infraspecies

Pecari tajacu angulatus
Pecari tajacu bangsi
Pecari tajacu crassus
Pecari tajacu crusnigrum
Pecari tajacu humeralis
Pecari tajacu nanus
Pecari tajacu nelsoni
Pecari tajacu niger
Pecari tajacu nigrescens
Pecari tajacu patira
Pecari tajacu sonoriensis
Pecari tajacu tajacu
Pecari tajacu torvus
Pecari tajacu yucatanensis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
15
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
42
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 30.39
EDGE Score: 3.45
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  44.534 lbs (20.20 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  1.543 lbs (700 g)
Male Weight [3]  27.117 lbs (12.30 kg)
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Frugivore, Herbivore
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  20 %
Diet - Fruit [2]  10 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  10 %
Diet - Plants [2]  60 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  10 months 29 days
Male Maturity [1]  11 months 28 days
Gestation [1]  4 months 25 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Litters / Year [1]  2
Maximum Longevity [1]  32 years
Nocturnal [4]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [3]  36 inches (91 cm)
Weaning [1]  49 days

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Citations

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