Pécari du Chaco vs Padda de Java

Catagonus wagneri compared with Lonchura oryzivora

Key Differences

• Pécari du Chaco is Endangered while Padda de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pécari du Chaco	Padda de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Tayassuidae	Estrildidae
Genus	Catagonus	Lonchura
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Lonchura oryzivora

Evolutionary Relationship

Pécari du Chaco and Padda de Java share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Pécari du Chaco

EN — Endangered

Padda de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pécari du Chaco	Padda de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pécari du Chaco

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Padda de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Padda de Java

One of the most popular cage birds in East Asia, Java sparrows are striking finches with grey plumage, a bold black head, distinctive white cheek patches, and a bright red bill. Native to Java and Bali in Indonesia, they have been introduced to many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They inhabit open grasslands, rice fields, and farmland, often becoming pests on rice crops. Listed as Vulnerable in their native range due to severe trapping pressure for the cage bird trade.