Chacoan Peccary vs Figleaf gourd

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cucurbita
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Figleaf gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.