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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Pecari tajacu

Accepted taxon: Pecari tajacu


Accepted taxon: Pecari tajacu
Taxon: Pecari tajacu
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Tayassuidae | Pecari
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Pecari tajacu diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 16, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 60, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 4. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Pecari tajacu.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Cactaceae FRUIT 25.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 16.67 Damuth, J…
Cactaceae SHOOT 11.54 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae STEM 10.99 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 9.89 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae SEED 8.33 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 6.04 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 4.95 Grzimek,B…
Fabaceae SEED 2.75 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 2.20 Grzimek,B…
Squamata WHOLE 1.10 Grzimek,B…
Mammalia WHOLE 0.55 Grzimek,B…

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Pecari tajacu.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial – Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Herbivore Frugivore-Granivore, Frugivore-Herbivore – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Temporal habits diurnal diurnal – Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Pecari tajacu.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 17,000 26,000 35,000 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 1 1 - - - 34,500 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Pecari tajacu.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Pecari tajacu.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Tayassu tajacu Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Tayassu tajacu Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Tayassu tajacu McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Pecari tajacu Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tayassu tajacu Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Pecari tajacu Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tayassu tajacu Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Pecari tajacu Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pecari tajacu Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pecari tajacu Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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