Revista de Biología Tropical Print version ISSN 0034-7744
ALTRICHTER, Mariana; SAENZ, Joel C; CARRILLO, Eduardo and
FULLER, Todd k. Dieta estacional del Tayassu pecari
(Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) en el Parque Nacional Corcovado,
Costa Rica. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2000, vol.48, n.2-3, pp.
689-702. ISSN 0034-7744. The diet of the white-lipped peccari
Tayassu pecari was studied from July 1996 to April 1997 in
Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, through fecal analysis and
direct observations. The feces consisted of 61.6% fruits, 37.5%
vegetative parts, 0.4% invertebrates and 0.5% unidentified
material. These proportions are similar to those reported for
white-lipped peccaries diet in South America, but the species
consumed were different. In Corcovado, the white-lipped peccary
fed on parts of 57 plant species (37 of them fruits). Moraceae
was the most represented family. In contrast, the diet of the
Peruvian Amazon peccary primarily consists of plant parts
(Arecaceae). Costa Rican peccary diet consisted of ve