The collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) is a peccary, a species of artiodactyl (even-toed) mammal in the family Tayassuidae. It is the only extant member of the genus Dicotyles. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno, taitetu, 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.
The species is found in the tropical and subtropical Americas. In the Miocene, the first Tayassuids appeared, which would give rise to the modern Collared peccary, with these species belonging to the same genus and often being larger than it. It is believed that many of its ancestors initially appeared in North America, later migrating to South America and eventually giving rise to the modern Tayassu (Tayassu tajacu).
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El pecarí de collar, báquiro de collar o taitetú (Dicotyles tajacu), es una especie de mamífero de la familia Tayassuidae. Mide 50 cm en la cruz, de 70 a 110 cm de longitud y de 2 a 5 cm de cola. Posee pelaje de cerdas castaño-negruzcas y una mancha blanca como collar. Secreta un aceite con olor almizclado. Se distribuye desde el sur de Estados Unidos hasta el norte de Argentina. En México, se le encuentra prácticamente en todo el país con excepción de la península de Baja California. Habita en sabanas, montes xerófilos y desérticos, pastizales tropicales y subtropicales, montes bajos, pastizales inundados y bosques de hojas anchas tropicales y subtropicales; hasta los 3000 m s. n. m.
