Chacoan Peccary vs Hairy Marron

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cherax tenuimanus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Hairy Marron is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Hairy Marron
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Tayassuidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Catagonus	Cherax
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cherax tenuimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Hairy Marron

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Hairy Marron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Marron

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa, Tunisia), Asia (China, Malaysia), Europe (Germany, Norway), North America (Panama), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Peru). 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.