Chacoan Peccary vs Japanese Water Shrew

Catagonus wagneri compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tayassuidae	Soricidae
Genus	Catagonus	Chimarrogale
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

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.