Chacoan Peccary vs Firewheel

Catagonus wagneri compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Firewheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Firewheel
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	Gaillardia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Gaillardia pulchella

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Firewheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firewheel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (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.