white-lipped peccary

E223418

The white-lipped peccary is a social, pig-like hoofed mammal native to Central and South American forests, known for its large herds and important ecological role as a seed predator and ecosystem engineer.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
white-lipped peccary canonical 6
white-lipped peccari 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (77)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endotherm ⓘ
hoofed mammal ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
peccary ⓘ
tetrapod ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
binomialName Tayassu pecari ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName white-lipped peccari ⓘ
white-lipped peccary ⓘ
communication body postures ⓘ
scent marking ⓘ
vocalizations ⓘ
conservationStatus Vulnerable ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
diet frugivorous ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
distinguishedBy larger herd size than collared peccary ⓘ
white lip contrasting with dark body ⓘ
distinguishedFrom collared peccary ⓘ
distributionTrend declining in many areas ⓘ
ecologicalRole disturbance agent in forest floor ⓘ
ecosystem engineer ⓘ
seed predator ⓘ
family Tayassuidae ⓘ
feedsOn fruits ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
roots ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
tubers ⓘ
foundIn Amazon rainforest ⓘ
Atlantic Forest ⓘ
Mesoamerican forests ⓘ
Pantanal ⓘ
genus Tayassu ⓘ
groupSize large herds ⓘ
often more than 100 individuals ⓘ
habitat dry forest ⓘ
gallery forest ⓘ
savanna-forest mosaic ⓘ
seasonally flooded forest ⓘ
subtropical forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
morphologicalFeature dark brown to blackish coat ⓘ
non-ruminant stomach ⓘ
short legs ⓘ
stocky body ⓘ
upper canines forming tusks ⓘ
white lower lip ⓘ
movementPattern seasonal movements following fruit availability ⓘ
wide-ranging ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm

South America ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
predators jaguar ⓘ
large caimans ⓘ
puma ⓘ
reproduction gives birth to live young ⓘ
placental mammal ⓘ
roleInEcosystem affects seedling recruitment ⓘ
creates trails through forest ⓘ
creates wallows ⓘ
influences forest regeneration ⓘ
socialBehavior highly social ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats deforestation ⓘ
disease ⓘ
fragmentation of populations ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ
usedFor bushmeat ⓘ
hides ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tayassuidae → notableSpecies → white-lipped peccary ⓘ
Tayassu pecari → commonName → white-lipped peccary ⓘ
white-lipped peccary → commonName → white-lipped peccary ⓘ
white-lipped peccary → commonName → white-lipped peccari ⓘ
linked to: white-lipped peccary
Tayassu pecari → commonName → white-lipped peccary ⓘ
subject linked to: Tayassu
Chacoan peccary → distinguishedFrom → white-lipped peccary ⓘ
Corcovado National Park → containsSpecies → white-lipped peccary ⓘ