Chacoan Peccary vs lesser mouse-deer

Catagonus wagneri compared with Tragulus kanchil

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while lesser mouse-deer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Tayassuidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Catagonus	Tragulus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Tragulus kanchil

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and lesser mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Even-toed Ungulates)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

lesser mouse-deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	lesser mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lesser mouse-deer

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.