Tayassu
| Tayassu Temporal range: Late Hemphillian to recent, Possible not described Early Miocene records of cf. Dicotyles
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| Tayassu pecari | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Tayassuidae |
| Genus: | Tayassu (Waldheim, 1814) |
| Type species | |
| Tayassu pecari (Waldheim, 1814)
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Tayassu is a genus of peccary. The only extant species is the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari). Collared peccary is suggested now as a possible member of same genus. At least one extinct species, T. edensis, has been placed in the genus. Many sources regard Dicotyles as a synonym. As of December 2025, the Paleobiology Database regarded Dicotyles as a separate genus.