Brown Violetear vs Chacoan Peccary

Colibri delphinae compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Brown Violetear is Least Concern while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Violetear	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Trochilidae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Colibri	Catagonus
Species	Colibri delphinae	Catagonus wagneri

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Violetear and Chacoan Peccary share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Violetear	Chacoan Peccary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Violetear

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Violetear

The only predominantly brown hummingbird in the violetear genus, brown violetears have brownish-bronze upper parts and a diagnostic violet-blue ear patch. Found across a broad range of humid forest and forest edge from Guatemala south through Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil to Bolivia. Inhabiting elevations from lowland to 2,000 meters, they are found in forest interior, forest edge, and gardens. Despite relatively drab plumage for a hummingbird, the violet ear patch glitters vividly in direct sunlight.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.