Tayassu pecari

(Link, 1795)

White-lipped Peccary

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Suina
Family : Tayassuidae
Genus : Tayassu

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Link, J.H.F. 1795. Beyträge zur Naturgeschichte. Zweytes Stück. Ueber ide Lebenskräfte in naturhistorischer Rücksicht, und die Classification der Säugthiere. Karl Christoph Stiller, Rostock, 126 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272980

Original name as described

Sus Pecari

Type locality

Cayenne, French Guiana.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006381

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sylvochoerus woodburnei

(Frailey & K. E. Campbell, 2012)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

woodburnei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH FM-55811

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

854

Authority publication

Journal of Paleontology

Tayassu pecari beebei

H. E. Anthony, 1921

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

beebei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-42408

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-42408

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Prosthennops doello-juradoi

(Rusconi, 1930)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

doellojuradoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Pv 10465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

184-190

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires

?Prosthennops valentini

(Rusconi, 1930)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

valentini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Pv 5240

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

182-184

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires

Platygonus (Brasiliochoerus) platensis parodii

(Rusconi, 1930)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

parodii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Pv 7114

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

162-163

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires

Tayassu albirostris ringens

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

ringens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108279

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30bd070c0-8163-4a54-9e64-7925722c65c9

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3793106

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Tayassu albirostris spiradens

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

spiradens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:12085 (= USNM:MAMM:A14095)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3df85b9f4-68c3-4958-96a4-07a55ed301a6

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337699

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Tayassu Pecari

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

pecari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xiii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130074

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xiii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Wetzel, Dubos, Martin & Myers (1975:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39673)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  8. Groves & Grubb (2011:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  9. Parisi Dutra, Casali, Missagia, Gasparini, Perini & Cozzuol (2017:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/32182)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41778/44051115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dycoteles labiatus

(Jardine, 1836)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

labiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064534

Authority publication

Naturalist's Library

Name usages

Jardine (1836:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39772)

Dycotyles labiatus

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

labiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Tayassu labiatus

Lahille, 1899

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

labiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147062

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:196, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147062) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Tagassu pecari

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

pecari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

446

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Tagassu pecari spiradens

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

spiradens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

446

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Tayassu pecari aequatoris

Grubb, 2005

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

aequatoris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Tayassu pecari albirostris

Grubb, 2005

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

albirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Tayassu pecari pecari

Grubb, 2005

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

pecari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Tayassu pecari ringens

Grubb, 2005

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

ringens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Tayassu pecari spiradens

Grubb, 2005

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

spiradens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Tayassu pecari aequatore

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

aequatore

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

306

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Tayassu pecari albirostre

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

albirostre

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

306

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Sus Pecari

(Link, 1795)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

pecari

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272980

Authority publication

Rostock

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Sus albirostris

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

albirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080971

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Dicotyles labiatus

(G. Cuvier, 1816)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

labiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1844747

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Wied-Neuwied (1826:564, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32972612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38741)
  2. Lesson (1827:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Lesson (1842:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. True (1885:592, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  5. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Dicotyles platensis

(F. Ameghino, 1904)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

platensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31294268

Authority publication

Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina

Dicotyles labiatus rufa

(von Ihering, 1911)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Dicotyles pecari aequatoris

(Lönnberg, 1921)

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

aequatoris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6413183

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Tayassu pecari equatorius

Rusconi, 1929

Family

Tayassuidae

Root name

equatorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48972237

Authority publication

Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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