Tayassuidae is a pig-like family of animals of the order Artiodactyla, that are found in the south-western USA, south to central Argentina. The head and body length ranges between 7.5 centimetres and 11 centimetres and the tail, which only has from six to nine vertebrae, ranges from 15 to 102 mm. Peccaries are covered with coarse greyish or brownis... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BT.HTM