FIELD BOOK OF MAMMALS 



Measurements. — Sexes of equal size. Total length, about 

 36 inches; tail vertebree, .5 inch; hind foot, 8 inches; weight, 

 45 to 50 pounds. 



Geographical Distribution.— Southwestern Texas, south- 

 eastern New Mexico, and southern i\rizona. 



Fig, 1 10. Peccary 



Food. — Practically omnivorous; nuts, roots, fruits, insects, 

 worms, reptiles, toads, etc. 



Enemies. — Jaguar, Cougar, and Wolf. 



Species and Subspecies of the Genus Pecari 



Texas Peccary. — Pecari angulatus angulatus (Cope). 

 As described. Found in southwestern Texas and south- 

 eastern New Mexico. 



Sonoran Peccary; Yaqui Peccary. — Pecari angulatus sonorien- 

 sis (Mearns). 

 Differing from the Texas Peccary "in being larger, with 

 relatively larger ears and feet, and paler colors. The 

 peccary of the Lower Rio Grande is blackish, while that of 

 Sonora and Arizona is grayish, with a sharply-contrasting, 

 black dorsal stripe." (Mearns) Total length, 37 inches; 

 tail vertebrae, 1.5 inches; hind foot, 8 inches; height at 

 shoulder, 24 inches. Found from southern Arizona south- 

 ward. 



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 The Peccary is the only native North American mammal 



which has any claim to the title "Wild Pig. " The Peccaries 



do resemble Pigs in appearance, but belong to a separate and 



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