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title: "Halsbandpekari"
description: "Pecari tajacu — Zoogdieren. The collared peccary is a peccary, a species of artiodactyl (even-toed) mammal in the family Tayassuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/collared-peccary
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Halsbandpekari

> Pecari tajacu — Zoogdieren. The collared peccary is a peccary, a species of artiodactyl (even-toed) mammal in the family Tayassuidae.

- Scientific name: *Pecari tajacu*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `savanna` (Savanne), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 22013
- Wikidata: [Q741516](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741516)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42113](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42113)

## Names

- en: Collared Peccary
- de: Halsbandpekari
- es: Pecarí de collar
- fr: Pécari à collier
- nl: Halsbandpekari
- pt: Caititu
- pl: Pekariowiec obrożny

## Countries with the most observations

US (10654), MX (3747), CR (2345), BR (584), CO (305), AR (187), EC (148), PA (141), PE (138), BO (98), GT (44), BZ (43)

## Summary

The collared peccary is a peccary, a species of artiodactyl (even-toed) mammal in the family Tayassuidae. It is the only extant member of the genus Dicotyles. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno, taitetu, or báquiro, although these terms are also used to describe other species in the family. The species is also known as the musk hog. In Trinidad, it is colloquially known as quenk.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collared_peccary

## Photo

![Halsbandpekari](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/collared-peccary/medium.jpg)

Photo: William · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269160266

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/collared-peccary?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).