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Collared peccary (javelina)

Photo:ChrumpsCC BY-SA 3.0

Big game

Collared peccary (javelina)

Pecari tajacu

Group
Big game
Size class
Medium (10–70 kg)
Family
Tayassuidae

Range

  • North America
  • South America

Habitat

  • Desert
  • Scrub

Range

Countries it is found in

21 countries

  • Argentina
  • Belize
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • French Guiana
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • United States
  • Venezuela

Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05

Tracks of Collared peccary (javelina)

Field data

Tracks

A photograph of real sign left by Collared peccary (javelina). Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.

Track photo:L. ReidCC BY

Cross-reference

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