Chacoan Peccary vs Desert Thorn

Catagonus wagneri compared with Lycium minimum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Desert Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Lycium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Desert Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Thorn

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.