Chacoan Peccary vs Flag Iris

Catagonus wagneri compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Tayassuidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Catagonus	Iris
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Flag Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 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.