Chacoan Peccary vs Forked chickweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cerastium dichotomum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Forked chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Forked chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cerastium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cerastium dichotomum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Forked chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Forked chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.