Chacoan Peccary vs Forest Ironplum

Catagonus wagneri compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Forest Ironplum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Drypetes
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Forest Ironplum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.