Chacoan Peccary vs Downy Lettuce

Catagonus wagneri compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Downy Lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.