White-lipped Peccary

Tayassu pecari

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
FamilyTayassuidae (Peccaries)
GenusTayassu (Central Peccaries)
SpeciesTayassu pecari (White-lipped Peccary)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Manu National Park

4 Verified records at Manu National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is a species of peccary found in Central and South America and the only extant member of the genus Tayassu. Multiple subspecies have been identified. White-lipped peccaries are similar in appearance to pigs, but with some distinct differences. Males don't have upward-pointing tusks, and both males and females are covered in dark hair (except on certain regions, such as the throat, where it is cream). The range of T. pecari, which extends from Mexico to Argentina, has become fragmented, and the species's population is declining overall (especially in Mexico and Central America). They can be found in a variety of habitats. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Endemic

Pecari tajacu

5–10% · With luck

Mazama americana

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-lipped Peccary at Manu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
4	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
6	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
7	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
9	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
10	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
11	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
12	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
13	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
14	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
15	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
16	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
17	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
18	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
19	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
20	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
22	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

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