Bay Polypore vs Chacoan Peccary

Picipes badius compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Bay Polypore is Least Concern while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Picipes	Catagonus
Species	Picipes badius	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Chacoan Peccary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay Polypore

The Bay Polypore (Picipes badius) is a species in the genus Picipes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil 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.