Chacoan Peccary vs Cheeseweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Malva multiflora

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Cheeseweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Cheeseweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Malva
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Malva multiflora

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Cheeseweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cheeseweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, South Africa, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Cheeseweed

The Cheeseweed (Malva multiflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.