Chacoan Peccary vs field cow-wheat

Catagonus wagneri compared with Melampyrum arvense

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while field cow-wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	field cow-wheat
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	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Melampyrum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Melampyrum arvense

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

field cow-wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	field cow-wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field cow-wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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.