Chaco Argentino vs Cachicamo Sabanero

Catagonus wagneri compared with Dasypus sabanicola

Key Differences

• Chaco Argentino is Endangered while Cachicamo Sabanero is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaco Argentino	Cachicamo Sabanero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Tayassuidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Catagonus	Dasypus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Dasypus sabanicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Chaco Argentino and Cachicamo Sabanero share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chaco Argentino

EN — Endangered

Cachicamo Sabanero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chaco Argentino	Cachicamo Sabanero
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chaco Argentino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cachicamo Sabanero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Chaco Argentino

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.