It is hard to guess what a Collared peccary weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) on average weights 21.19 kg (46.71 lbs).
The Collared peccary is from the family Tayassuidae (genus: Pecari). It is usually born with about 618 grams (1.36 lbs). They can live for up to 24.42 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 88.6 cm (2′ 11″). On average, Collared peccarys can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 1.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
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:
- Chacoan peccary bringing 35.38 kilos (78 lbs) to the scale
- White-lipped peccary bringing 31.6 kilos (69.67 lbs) to the scale
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:
- Grey rhebok with a weight of 22.62 kilos (49.87 lbs)
- Oribi with a weight of 17.16 kilos (37.83 lbs)
- Speke’s gazelle with a weight of 20 kilos (44.09 lbs)
- Chacma baboon with a weight of 17.73 kilos (39.09 lbs)
- Olive baboon with a weight of 17.73 kilos (39.09 lbs)
- Roe deer with a weight of 22.45 kilos (49.49 lbs)
- Eurasian lynx with a weight of 19.3 kilos (42.55 lbs)
- Bornean yellow muntjac with a weight of 18.87 kilos (41.6 lbs)
- Hairy-fronted muntjac with a weight of 18.45 kilos (40.68 lbs)
- North American beaver with a weight of 18.11 kilos (39.93 lbs)
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:
- Siamang with a size of 82.4 cm (2′ 9″)
- Gray brocket with a size of 92.3 cm (3′ 1″)
- Fossa (animal) with a size of 72.7 cm (2′ 5″)
- Black musk deer with a size of 90 cm (3′ 0″)
- White-bellied duiker with a size of 94 cm (3′ 2″)
- Serval with a size of 83.5 cm (2′ 9″)
- Asian golden cat with a size of 89 cm (3′ 0″)
- Common duiker with a size of 96.1 cm (3′ 2″)
- Siamang with a size of 82.4 cm (2′ 9″)
- Fisher (animal) with a size of 75.1 cm (2′ 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:
- Tapeti
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Pudú
- Brown greater galago
- Oribi
- Nilgai
- Southern African vlei rat
- Lowland mosaic-tailed rat
- Pygmy ringtail possum
- Eastern hare-wallaby
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Collared peccary
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Collared peccary:
- Banteng with an average maximal age of 26.5 years
- Moose with an average maximal age of 25 years
- Giant anteater with an average maximal age of 26 years
- Grizzled tree-kangaroo with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Guatemalan black howler with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Raccoon with an average maximal age of 20.83 years
- Ocelot with an average maximal age of 20.25 years
- Fossa (animal) with an average maximal age of 20 years
- East African oryx with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Townsend’s big-eared bat with an average maximal age of 21.17 years