Is a javelina a pig or a rodent?

Answer 1

Its in the family Artiodactyla, the same family as pigs. Javelinas have big tusks and hooves, which are not characteristics of rodents. There is the agouti, which is a rodent that has some similarities in appearance to javelinas.

Answer 2

Javelina Rodent

Answer 3

A javelina, also known as a peccary, is not a rodent. It is in a
family closely related to pigs and looks very much like a pig,
but is somewhat different. There are two kinds, the collared
and the white-lipped, both occurring in the New World, from
southwestern United States to South America. They are, if
I remember correctly, in the family Tayassuidae, while true
pigs are family Suidae.

Answer 4

Javelina Pig

Answer 5

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Peccary, also javelina, common name for a small, nocturnal wild pig, confined to the southwestern United States south to central Argentina. It is 0.8 to 1.1 m (2.6 to 3.6 ft) long, 44 to 69 cm (17 to 27 in) high at the shoulder, weighs about 14 to 40 kg (31 to 88 lb), and has grizzled gray-black or brown-black hair. Three species are known. The collared peccary, with a white neck band, is wide-ranging; it roams in groups of 2 to 50 animals, feeding on insects, roots, fruit, and reptiles. The white-lipped peccary is a less common, slightly larger forest dweller that runs in herds of up to several hundred individuals. The Chacoan peccary, with longer legs, ears, and snout, was originally described from subfossil remains, and was thought to have become extinct some 11,000 years ago. A live animal was subsequently discovered in Argentina, and was first reported in scientific literature in 1975. Peccaries make up the family Tayassuidae. The collared peccary is classified as Tayassu tajacu, the white-lipped peccary as Tayassu albirostris, and the Chacoan peccary as Catagonus wagneri.

Answer 7

They are in the pig family, but are not of the same species. There are 3 species of javelina or peccary all from the New World. The escaped pigs from the Old World are known as razorbacks and get much larger (some near 1000 lbs.). Javelinas can get to about 90 lbs.

Answer 8

No, it is a member of the Order Artiodactyls, which are which are even toed undulants. It is a type of pig. There are two species: Tayassu tajacu, Tayassu pecari, and Catagonus wagneri. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Tayassuidae

Answer 9

As I figured , all of the uneducated hunters I know are wrong.For some reason , they all seem to believe the javelin is a rodent. I wonder where they get their (mis)information.

Answer 10

just saw a show on it ,and they said it was a rodent