How big does a Collared peccary get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) reaches an average size of 88.6 cm (2′ 11″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 24.42 years, they grow from 618 grams (1.36 lbs) to 21.19 kg (46.71 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Collared peccarys have 1 babies about 1 times per year. The Collared peccary (genus: Pecari) is a member of the family Tayassuidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
The collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) is a species of mammal in the family Tayassuidae found in North, Central, and South America. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno, 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.Although somewhat related to the pigs and frequently referred to as one, this species and the other peccaries are no longer classified in the pig family, Suidae.
Animals of the same family as a Collared peccary
We found other animals of the Tayassuidae family:
- White-lipped peccary with a size of 1.11 meter (3′ 8″)
- Chacoan peccary with a size of 1.03 meter (3′ 5″)
Animals with the same size as a Collared peccary
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Collared peccary:
- Asian golden cat with a size of 89 cm (3′ 0″)
- Klipspringer with a size of 82.4 cm (2′ 9″)
- Pacarana with a size of 75 cm (2′ 6″)
- Himalayan goral with a size of 1.06 meter (3′ 6″)
- African wild dog with a size of 92.4 cm (3′ 1″)
- Smooth-coated otter with a size of 78.8 cm (2′ 8″)
- Gray brocket with a size of 92.3 cm (3′ 1″)
- White-bellied duiker with a size of 94 cm (3′ 2″)
- Hairy-nosed otter with a size of 76.5 cm (2′ 7″)
- Springbok with a size of 1.06 meter (3′ 6″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Collared peccary
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Collared peccary:
- Common thick-thumbed bat
- Hero shrew
- Campbell’s mona monkey
- Large-eared pied bat
- Dent’s mona monkey
- Macroscelides proboscideus
- Delicate mouse
- Gray dorcopsis
- Sumatran rhinoceros
- Tufted deer
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Collared peccary
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Collared peccary:
- Greater spot-nosed monkey with an average maximal age of 23 years
- Raccoon with an average maximal age of 20.83 years
- Southern elephant seal with an average maximal age of 23 years
- Chital with an average maximal age of 20.75 years
- Fallow deer with an average maximal age of 25 years
- Aardvark with an average maximal age of 24 years
- Blue monkey with an average maximal age of 27.08 years
- Matschie’s tree-kangaroo with an average maximal age of 23.83 years
- Eurasian lynx with an average maximal age of 26.75 years
- Eurasian beaver with an average maximal age of 25 years
Animals with the same weight as a Collared peccary
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pecari tajacu:
- Goa (antelope) with a weight of 23.13 kilos (50.99 lbs)
- Bay duiker with a weight of 20 kilos (44.09 lbs)
- Bornean yellow muntjac with a weight of 18.87 kilos (41.6 lbs)
- Oribi with a weight of 17.16 kilos (37.83 lbs)
- Arabian tahr with a weight of 22.06 kilos (48.63 lbs)
- African wild dog with a weight of 22 kilos (48.5 lbs)
- Grey rhebok with a weight of 22.62 kilos (49.87 lbs)
- Little red brocket with a weight of 21.05 kilos (46.41 lbs)
- Guinea baboon with a weight of 18.03 kilos (39.75 lbs)
- Eurasian lynx with a weight of 19.3 kilos (42.55 lbs)