Chacoan Peccary vs Dilated Scalewort

Catagonus wagneri compared with Frullania dilatata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Dilated Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Frullania
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.