Collared Peccary
Familia:
Tayassuidae Genero:
Pecari Nombre Cientifico: ajacu
Local names: pecarí de collar, taitetú, coyámel, sajino, monte car, chancho rosillo, chácharo or baquiro
It has a height of half a meter on the cross and a length of 70 to 110 cm and a tail of 2 to 5 cm. It is characterized by a coat of chestnut-greyish bristles and a white spot reminiscent of a collar at the base of the neck. In the back it has a glandular cavity of 12 to 1 cm from which it secretes a musky odor oil.
It is a terrestrial, diurnal and twilight species. It feeds on a great variety of fruits fallen to the ground. In addition, it consumes seeds, leaves, branches, roots, insects, small vertebrates and fungi.
Countries where lives Pecarí de collar
ARGENTINA
BOLIVIA
BRASIL
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
CUBA
ECUADOR
EL SALVADOR
ESTADOS UNIDOS
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
JAMAICA
MEXICO
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PUERTO RICO
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA