Chacoan Peccary vs Disc Mayweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Disc Mayweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Matricaria
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Matricaria discoidea

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Disc Mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.