Chacoan Peccary vs Fringed rue

Catagonus wagneri compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Ruta
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.