Chacoan Peccary vs False ironwort

Catagonus wagneri compared with Hyptis capitata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while False ironwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	False ironwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Hyptis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Hyptis capitata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

False ironwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	False ironwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False ironwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.