Chacoan Peccary vs mouflon

Catagonus wagneri compared with Ovis aries

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while mouflon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	mouflon
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Catagonus	Ovis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Ovis aries

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

mouflon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mouflon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.