Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795)

Hidalgo-Mihart, Mircea G., Contreras-Moreno, Fernando M., Jesús-de la Cruz, Alejandro, Juárez-López, Rugieri, Bravata de la Cruz, Yaribeth, Pérez-Solano, Luz A., Hernández-Lara, Carolina, Friedeberg, Diana, Thornton, Dan & Koller-González, Juan M., 2017, Inventory of medium-sized and large mammals in the wetlands of Laguna de Terminos and Pantanos de Centla, Mexico, Check List 13 (6), pp. 711-726 : 720

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/13.6.711
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0B3B9736-FFC0-DC16-E7D2-F8191E8ABEA8
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795)
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Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795) View in CoL

Material examined. Table 2; Figure 29.

Tayassu pecari is a medium-sized mammal with a

large triangular head and slim legs. It is mainly blackish brown and has a white patch along its lower jaw, cheek, and throat ( Reid 2009). This species could be confused with Dicotyles crassus , but D. crassus is smaller and does not have the white patch ( Reid 2009).