Tayassu

Its nomenclature is a bit confused: some authors use the generic name Dicotyles G. Cuvier, 1817 or Pecari Reichenbach, 1835 for it, but most common is its inclusion within Tayassu Fischer, 1814.

Meet peccary # 4 Darren Naish 2006

Its nomenclature is a bit confused: some authors use the generic name Dicotyles G. Cuvier, 1817 or Pecari Reichenbach, 1835 for it, but most common is its inclusion within Tayassu Fischer, 1814.

Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006

Although there are no recent studies on the status of the populations of prey, sightings of species such as Tayassu pecari, Odocoileus virginianus, Mazama americana, Agouti paca and Dasyprocta punctata are still common in some of the last remnants of forest in the ecoregion.

Ecuadorian dry forests 2007

Vagrant mammals that travel between flooded and non-flooded forests include squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus), brown pale-fronted capuchins (Cebus albifrons), woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagothricha), and collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu).

Juruá-Purus moist forests 2008

Some notable mammals are white‑tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus, white‑lipped peccary Tayassu pecary, collared peccary Tayassu tajacu, Central American tapir Tapirus bairdii (VU), white‑face monkey Cebus capucinus and spider monkey Ateles geoffroyi, howler monkey Alouatta palliata, collared anteater Tamandua tetradactyla, jaguar Panthera onca (VU), margay Felis wiedii (VU), jaguarundi F. yagouaroundi and ocelot F. pardalis (VU).

Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica 2008

Some of the mammals are jaguar (Felis onca), paca (Cuniculus paca), collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus seniculus), and various species of Chiropterans.

Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub 2008

Larger and widespread mammals include peccaries (Tayassu tajacu and Tayassu pecari), tapir (Tapirus terrestris), jaguars (Panthera onca), and deer (Mazama americana).

Rio Negro campinarana 2008

Other mammals include Central American tapir Tapirus bardii (V), Caribbean manatee Trichechus manatus (V), spider monkey Ateles geoffroyi (V), howler monkey Alouatta villosa, kinkajou Potos flavus, white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus, red brocket Mazama americana, peccaries Tayassu pecari and T. tajacu, paca Agouti paca, tayra Eira barbara and collared anteater Tamandua tetradactyla.

Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico 2008

White-lipped peccaries Tayassu pecari and probably brocket deer Mazama americana enter to feed when it is possible.

Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil 2008

The flooding pulse causes large annual displacements from open grasslands into higher forested land for marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) and white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) (pers. obs.).

Chiquitano dry forests 2008