Chacoan Peccary vs Garden Thyme

Catagonus wagneri compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Thymus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.