Chacoan Peccary vs Fused Tooth

Catagonus wagneri compared with Phellodon confluens

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Fused Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Fused Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Catagonus	Phellodon
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Phellodon confluens

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Fused Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fused Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.