Chacoan Peccary vs False Dog-tooth

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cynodontium fallax

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	False Dog-tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cynodontium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cynodontium fallax

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	False Dog-tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.