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The diets of Tayassu lajacu and T. pecuri were assessed by means of direct observations, stomach content, and faecal analyses. The study was conducted in a dry forest located in the central Llanos region, Venezuela, where both species coexist. Peccaries were observed during one weck of every month from August 1986 to May 1987. Fruits and seeds of Pithecellobiurn S U~N U and Guuzuma ulrnifolia and roots and stems of Cissus rhornh$olia comprised most of the diet of both peccary species. Proportions of these items differed significantly between species. There was no Acucia macracantha in stomachs nor in faeces of T. tajacu, but it was one of the most important items found in stomachs of T. pecari. Leaves appeared in all stomachs but in very low proportions (

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