Chacoan Peccary vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Catagonus wagneri compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Tayassuidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Catagonus	Chiropodomys
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.