White-lipped peccary  (Tayassu pecari)

IUCN Red List species status – Near Threatened
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Facts – White-lipped peccary

French: Pécari À Lèvres Blanches
Spanish: Cariblanco, Chancho De Monte, Pecari De Labios Blanco
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetartiodactyla
FamilyTayassuidae
GenusTayassu (1)

Status – White-lipped peccary

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – White-lipped peccary

Information on the white-lipped peccary is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (February, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. CITES (February, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org/
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White-lipped peccary in aggressive stance
White-lipped peccary in aggressive stance

© François Gohier / www.ardea.com

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