Chacoan Peccary vs dooryard sowbug

Catagonus wagneri compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Tayassuidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Catagonus	Porcellio
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.