VU — Vulnerable

Tayassu pecari

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

ARTIODACTYLA

Family

TAYASSUIDAE

Genus

Tayassu

Tayassu pecari belongs to the family TAYASSUIDAE, order ARTIODACTYLA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

ForestMajorForest - Subtropical/tropical dryMajorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist lowlandMajorMarine coastal/supratidalMajorSavannaMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Droughts

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Livestock farming & ranching

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Habitat & natural process restoration

Species recovery

Awareness & communications

Legislation

06 — Range

Found in 5 Countries

Argentina Brazil Cuba El Salvador Mexico

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Tayassu pecari (Tayassu pecari). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/white-lipped-peccary

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