Chacoan Peccary vs desert sumac

Catagonus wagneri compared with Rhus microphylla

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while desert sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	desert sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Rhus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Rhus microphylla

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

desert sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	desert sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert sumac

Habitat

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

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.