Pécari du Chaco vs Dotted Firefly

Catagonus wagneri compared with Lucidota punctata

Key Differences

• Pécari du Chaco is Endangered while Dotted Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pécari du Chaco	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tayassuidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Catagonus	Lucidota
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Pécari du Chaco and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Pécari du Chaco

EN — Endangered

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pécari du Chaco	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pécari du Chaco

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Pécari du Chaco

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