Chacoan Peccary vs Dotted lancepod

Catagonus wagneri compared with Lonchocarpus punctatus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Dotted lancepod is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Dotted lancepod
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Lonchocarpus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Lonchocarpus punctatus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Dotted lancepod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Dotted lancepod
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted lancepod

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

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.