Chacoan Peccary vs copaiba

Catagonus wagneri compared with Copaifera guianensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while copaiba is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

copaiba

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

copaiba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.