Chacoan Peccary vs Straw-colored Sylph

Catagonus wagneri compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tayassuidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Catagonus	Macrothemis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Straw-colored Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.