Chacoan Peccary vs Foxtail Smut

Catagonus wagneri compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Urocystis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.