Chacoan Peccary vs lowland paca

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tayassuidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Catagonus	Cuniculus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.