Where does the white-lipped peccary live?
Tayassu pecari has 19,000 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1879 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 19,000 records
- 20 places
- 105 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaArtiodactylaTayassuidaeTayassu
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18792026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 6,387 | |
| Ecuador | 5,890 | |
| French Guiana | 4,542 | |
| Costa Rica | 656 | |
| Brazil | 500 | |
| Mexico | 341 | |
| Argentina | 268 | |
| Peru | 114 | |
| Guatemala | 70 | |
| Bolivia | 51 | |
| Suriname | 48 | |
| Paraguay | 36 | |
| Guyana | 27 | |
| Panama | 25 | |
| Belize | 22 | |
| Venezuela | 14 | |
| Nicaragua | 5 | |
| Honduras | 1 | |
| India | 1 | |
| Nepal | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Tayassuidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.