Chacoan Peccary vs Greater fairy armadillo

Catagonus wagneri compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Tayassuidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Catagonus	Calyptophractus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Calyptophractus retusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Greater fairy armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Greater fairy armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater fairy armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.