Chacoan Peccary vs Cut-Leaf Mallow

Catagonus wagneri compared with Malva alcea

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Cut-Leaf Mallow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Cut-Leaf Mallow
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 alcea

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Cut-Leaf Mallow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Cut-Leaf Mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cut-Leaf Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.