#tayassuidae

[inatungulates]

Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu

Observed by liamhuber, CC BY-NC

[herpsandbirds]

Green Jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, sitting on top of a Javelina (Dicotyles tajacu), family Tayassuidae, South, TX, USA

photograph by Steve Hillebrand U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Everyone likes truffles, and finding them isn't a problem at all for the peccary! Also known as javalinas, these small pigs are able to detect truffles, tubers, and bulbs, as well as delicious worms and grubs, up to 8 cm (3 in) below the soil's surface!

(Image: A mama collared pecary (Dicotyles tajacu) and her baby by Rick Wiley)

If you like what I do, consider buying me a ko-fi!

[birdblues]

Javelina

[saritawolf]

Baby Chacoan Peccaries (Catagonus wagneri) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[charring58]

The #collaredpeccary (#Dicotylestajacu) is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed) mammal in the family Tayassuidae found

[plushav]

Fiesta Toys Javelina Plush

[inatungulates]

Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu

Observed by memoviejo, CC BY-NC

[herpsandbirds]

First I just want to say i enjoy your blog, second I wanted to ask if you have a favorite corvid? I love corvids, my favorite is the bluejay (also my favorite bird) and the steller’s jay and the ʻalalā (hopefully that’s spelled right) are both on my bucket list of birds I want to see

Thank you so much! I did recently answer that question, and the answer is Green Jay.

Here are some more photos of them...

Green Jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, sitting on top of a Javelina (Dicotyles tajacu), family Tayassuidae, South, TX, USA

photograph by Steve Hillebrand U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Green Jays (Cyanocorax luxuosus), family Corvidae, Laguna Seca Ranch, Edinburg, Texas, USA

Some ornithologists consider the Green Jay to be a subspecies of the Inca Jay, C. yncas, but most now consider the Green Jay to be a separate species.

photograph by Randall Patterson

[anarchocuntboogaloo]

That is untrue! Peccary are tayassuidae and pigs/hogs/swine are suidae, BOTH are even-toed ungulates. They are still cousins (they're cousins to hippos too!) even though peccary are closer to deer evolutionarily. Being related to camels is a myth that gets repeated even by "educational" sites. Same kind of people that keep saying they aren't related at all.

javelina want yo doordash bitch

[animalids]

Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) 

Photo by Mark Newman

[the-faunal-frontier]

Catagonus wagneri - Chacoan Peccary

[saritawolf]

Chacoan Peccaries (Catagonus wagneri) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[podartists]

Pecari tajacu | Joseph Wolf (1820-1899)

[angelxxreaper]

javelinas aren’t actually pigs tho.. it’s not the same 😔

ooc: They’re in the same suborder :) They’re interesting because they are most closely related to Pigs and Hippopotamuses apparently.

Via Javelina hunter

ooc: Javelinas are in the family Tayassuidae which is pretty close to Suidae pigs but not quite (remember that after family goes genus and then species)

[rinusuarez]

A poster with all the Tayassuidae species and subspecies along with the conservation status of each of them.


Follow my blog of all the Species  I am moving to Instagram eventually: Species of the World


I am selling the poster of the Tapirus (Tapir) family along with the Rhinotermitidae (Rhinoceros). Soon I will put this poster on sale but I want to make some posters for some of the genus of this family.


Have a look following the link: Red Bubble store