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collared peccary
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species of mammal
Species
Least Concernクビワペッカリー (Tayassu tajacui) は、南北アメリカ大陸に生息する、イノシシに似た草食性哺乳類である。鯨偶蹄目 - イノシシ亜目（猪豚亜目）- ペッカリー科に属する。種名はブラジル、グアラニー族の言葉より。ジャベリナ (javelina) とも呼ばれるが、各地域によりchacaro、baquiro、javaliなどという呼び名がある。
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- taxon common name
- belovrati pekari
- gestation period
- 146
- longest observed lifespan
- 31.5
- short name
- P. tajacu
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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).