Chacoan Peccary vs maquei

Catagonus wagneri compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tayassuidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Catagonus	Aristotelia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	maquei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.

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.