butterfly-pea vs Chacoan Peccary

Centrosema virginianum compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• butterfly-pea is Least Concern while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-pea	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Centrosema	Catagonus
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	Chacoan Peccary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

butterfly-pea

The Butterfly-pea (Centrosema virginianum) is a species in the genus Centrosema. 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.