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Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Wild BoarSus scrofa
White-lipped PeccaryTayassu pecari
White-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus
CoyoteCanis latrans
Mule DeerOdocoileus hemionus
Chacoan PeccaryCatagonus wagneri
Black AgoutiDasyprocta fuliginosa
Domestic CattleBos taurus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,326 |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 5,336 |
| Texas | 4,792 |
| Mexico | 2,798 |
| Costa Rica | 1,495 |
| New Mexico | 816 |
| Provincia Heredia | 695 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 549 |
| Chihuahua | 453 |
| Brazil | 360 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla |
| Family | Peccaries · Tayassuidae |
| Genus | Javelinas · Pecari |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Collared Peccary with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.