Chacoan Peccary vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Catagonus wagneri compared with Lasius umbratus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Yellow Shadow Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Tayassuidae	Formicidae
Genus	Catagonus	Lasius
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Yellow Shadow Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Yellow Shadow Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.