Chacoan Peccary vs Guará

Catagonus wagneri compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Tayassuidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Catagonus	Chrysocyon
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Guará share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Guará
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guará

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.