Cape Pigweed vs Chacoan Peccary

Amaranthus capensis compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Cape Pigweed is Not Evaluated while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Pigweed	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Catagonus
Species	Amaranthus capensis	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

Cape Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Pigweed	Chacoan Peccary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Pigweed

The Cape Pigweed (Amaranthus capensis) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. 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.