Dicotyles labiatus
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Dicotyles labiatus
New Latin name Tayassu pecari
Common name Nederlands: Witlippekari
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dicotyles_labiatus_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ21900215.tif


Tayassu pecari
- white-lipped peccary

The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is a fascinating species found in Central and South America. White-lipped peccaries resemble pigs but are covered in dark hair, except for certain regions like the throat, where the hair is cream-colored. They have a large head, a thick neck, a long snout, and a short tail. These social animals inhabit a variety of habitats across their range, which extends from Mexico to Argentina.

Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Tayassuidae
Genus: Tayassu
Species: Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795)
Synonyms
- Sus pecari (Link, 1795)