Chacoan Peccary vs dwarf milkweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Asclepias ovalifolia

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while dwarf milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	dwarf milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Asclepias
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Asclepias ovalifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

dwarf milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	dwarf milkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.