Chacoan Peccary vs Elephant Jack

Catagonus wagneri compared with Artocarpus tamaran

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Elephant Jack is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Elephant Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Moraceae
Genus	Catagonus	Artocarpus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Artocarpus tamaran

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Elephant Jack

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Elephant Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Jack

Habitat

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

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.