Chacoan Peccary vs parma wallaby

Catagonus wagneri compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tayassuidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Catagonus	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	parma wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.