Chacoan Peccary vs Devil's horsewhip

Catagonus wagneri compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Devil's horsewhip
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Achyranthes
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Achyranthes aspera

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Devil's horsewhip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.