Chacoan Peccary vs Flame Nasturtium

Catagonus wagneri compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Tropaeolum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Flame Nasturtium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.