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Collared peccary
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scene:
Chiricahua Mountains, ArizonaBackground artist:
Hanson Duvall Puthuff (1875-1972)Also present:
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata),Silky Flycatcher (Phainopepla nitens),
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
The collared peccary or javelina is known also as the musk hog because of its strong odor. Although superficially similar to pigs, peccaries belong to a different family and today are found only in the New World.
Biological Information
Range:
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona south to Argentina
Habitat:
Thickets, tropical forests, grasslands, desert, foothills, mountains
Status:
Common where found
Diet:
Omnivorous: roots, leaves, eggs, berries, cactus fruit
Further information about this species may be found on the Animal Diversity Web page for collared peccary.