Chacoan Peccary vs danewort, dwarf elder

Catagonus wagneri compared with Sambucus ebulus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while danewort, dwarf elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Sambucus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	danewort, dwarf elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.