Chacoan Peccary vs Lesser Naked Bat

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tayassuidae	Molossidae
Genus	Catagonus	Cheiromeles
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cheiromeles parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Lesser Naked Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Naked Bat

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.