Chacoan Peccary vs Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Catagonus wagneri compared with Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Red-legged Sun Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Catagonus	Heliosciurus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Red-legged Sun Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

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.