Chacoan Peccary vs Squamulose Maya

Catagonus wagneri compared with Miconia squamulosa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Squamulose Maya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Squamulose Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Catagonus	Miconia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Miconia squamulosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Squamulose Maya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Squamulose Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squamulose Maya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.