Tayassuidae
Sign in to savePeccaries (also javelinas or skunk pigs) are pig-like ungulates of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs). They are found throughout Central and South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and in the southwestern area of North America. Peccaries usually measure between in length, and a full-grown adult usually weighs about . They represent the closest relatives of the family Suidae, which contains pigs and relatives. Together Tayassuidae and Suidae are grouped in the suborder Suina within the order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates).
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Tayassuidae is the family of pig-like animals known as peccaries or javelinas, found across Central and South America and into the southwestern United States. They are notable as the closest living relatives to true pigs and are classified among the even-toed hoofed mammals that have played important roles in their native ecosystems and human cultures.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderArtiodactyla
- FamilyTayassuidae
西猯科（学名：Tayassuidae） 属于中小型偶蹄目动物，是生活在美洲大陆的猪形亚目的动物。 形态 西猯外形和习性和猪非常相似，但体型比猪科小，后肢只有3趾。虽为杂食性，但比猪科更适应植物性食物，胃的构造比猪科复杂，獠牙向下，而非野豬般向上弯曲，是强有力的攻击性武器，除了獠牙外，还有臭腺可用于驱敌。[1][2][3] 野猪（左）与白唇西猯（右）的头骨比较：西猯的上犬齿（獠牙）朝下 分类 本科现存3属4种： 西猯属 Pecari 领西猯 Pecari tajacu 大西猯 Pecari maximus 草原西貒属 Catagonus 草原西貒 Catagonus wagneri 白唇西猯属 Tayassu 白唇西猯 Tayassu pecari 参考文献 ^ George Oxford Miller. A field guide to wildlife in Texas and the Southwest. Texas Monthly Press. October 1988 [26 December 2011]. ISBN 978-0-87719-126-1. ^ Castellanos, Hernan. Macdonald, D., 编. The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on File. 1984: 504–505. ISBN 0-87196-871-1. ^ Sowls, Lyle K. Javelinas and Other Peccaries: Their Biology, Management, and Use 2nd. Texas A&M University Press. 1997: 69–70. ISBN 978-0-89096-717-1. 物種識別信息 維基數據: Q232866 維基物種: Tayassuidae EoL: 7680 EPPO: 1TAYAF Fossilworks: 42420 GBIF: 5303 iNaturalist: 42111 IRMNG: 104989 ITIS: 180723 MSW: 14200074 NCBI: 9827 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=西猯科&oldid=50840573” 分类：西猯科 隐藏分类： 物种微格式条目 含有拉丁語的條目
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Peccaries (also javelinas or skunk pigs) are pig-like ungulates of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs). They are found throughout Central and South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and in the southwestern area of North America. Peccaries usually measure between in length, and a full-grown adult usually weighs about . They represent the closest relatives of the family Suidae, which contains pigs and relatives. Together Tayassuidae and Suidae are grouped in the suborder Suina within the order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates).
Peccaries are social creatures that live in herds. They are omnivores and eat roots, grubs, and a variety of other foods. They can identify each other by their strong odors. A group of peccaries that travel and live together is called a squadron. A squadron of peccaries averages between six and nine members. They give birth year-round to an average litter of two.