Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Alternative combinations: Dicotyles tajacu, Sus tajacu, Tayassu tajacu
Synonyms: Muknalia minima Stinnesbeck et al. 2017 [objective synonym], Waldochoerus bassleri Frailey and Campbell 2012
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Pecari according to R. P. Dutra et al. 2017
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Frailey and Campbell 2012, Gasparini 2013, Gasparini et al. 2021, Hay 1902, Linnaeus 1758, Schubert et al. 2020, Stinnesbeck et al. 2017, Theimer and Keim 1998, Thomas 1911, Wilson and Reeder 1993, Woodburne 1969, Wright 1989 and Wright 1993
Sister taxon: Pecari angulatus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Brazil (11), Colombia (2), Guatemala (3), Mexico (2), Panama (1), Peru (5), United States (2: Arizona, Texas), Venezuela (3)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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