Chacoan Peccary vs Fire ant

Catagonus wagneri compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Tayassuidae	Formicidae
Genus	Catagonus	Solenopsis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.