Chacoan Peccary vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Catagonus wagneri compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tayassuidae	Aotidae
Genus	Catagonus	Aotus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.