American Buckeye vs Chacoan Peccary

Aesculus glabra compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Aesculus	Catagonus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Chacoan Peccary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.