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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

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Collared peccary
Temporal range: Pleistocene-recent
At the Zoo of Madrid, Spain
CITES Appendix II
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Tayassuidae
Genus: Dicotyles
Species:
D. tajacu
Binomial name
Dicotyles tajacu
Synonyms
  • Pecari tajacu
  • Sus tajacu Linnaeus, 1758
  • Muknalia minima Stinnesbeck et al, 2017
  • Dicotyles tajacu? Cuvier, 1817
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