Chacoan Peccary vs Eye Bright

Catagonus wagneri compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Eye Bright is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Heliotropium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.