Chacoan Peccary vs False Puffball

Catagonus wagneri compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Tayassuidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Reticularia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.