Chacoan Peccary vs Formosan koa

Catagonus wagneri compared with Acacia confusa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Formosan koa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Formosan koa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Acacia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Acacia confusa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Formosan koa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

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.