Chacoan Peccary vs Garden sorrel

Catagonus wagneri compared with Rumex acetosa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Garden sorrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Garden sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Rumex
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Rumex acetosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Garden sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Garden sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden sorrel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.