Chacoan Peccary vs Dusky Starfrontlet

Catagonus wagneri compared with Coeligena orina

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Dusky Starfrontlet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Dusky Starfrontlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Tayassuidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Catagonus	Coeligena
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Coeligena orina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Dusky Starfrontlet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Dusky Starfrontlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Starfrontlet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.