Parachoerus Rusconi 1930 (peccary)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Alternative spelling: Platygonus (Parachoerus)
Parent taxon: Tayassuini according to R. P. Dutra et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Brasiliochoerus, Catagonus, Pecari, Tayassu
Subtaxa: Parachoerus carlesi Parachoerus wagneri
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Parachoerus in the database
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