Chacoan Peccary vs Fringed dodder

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cuscuta
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.