Chacoan Peccary vs Field Hawkweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Pilosella caespitosa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Field Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Field Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Pilosella
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Pilosella caespitosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Field Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Field Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.