Chacoan Peccary vs Dahoon

Catagonus wagneri compared with Ilex cassine

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Dahoon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Dahoon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Ilex
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Ilex cassine

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Dahoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dahoon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba 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.