Pecari
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Pecari is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of mammal
Mammal
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s in the peccary
Peccary
A peccary is a medium-sized mammal of the family Tayassuidae, or New World Pigs. Peccaries are members of the artiodactyl suborder Suina, as are the pig family and possibly the hippopotamus family...

 family, Tayassuidae. The genus was monotypic until the description of P. maximus in 2007, but the scientific evidence for its status as a species separate from P. tajacu has later been questioned.

Species

  • Pecari maximus Roosmalen
    Marc van Roosmalen
    Dr. Marc van Roosmalen is a Brazilian primatologist of Dutch birth living in Manaus in Brazil. He was elected as one of the "Heroes of the Planet" by Time Magazine in 2000...

     et al., 2007
    - Giant Peccary (Brazil
    Brazil
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    )
  • Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758 - Collared Peccary
    Collared Peccary
    The collared peccary is a species of mammal in the family Tayassuidae that is found in North, Central, and South America. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno or báquiro, although these terms are also used to describe other species in the family...

     (Southwestern United States
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    , Mexico
    Mexico
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    , Central
    Central America
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     and South America
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    )
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