Chacoan Peccary vs giant apple snail

Catagonus wagneri compared with Pomacea maculata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while giant apple snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	giant apple snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Tayassuidae	Ampullariidae
Genus	Catagonus	Pomacea
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Pomacea maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and giant apple snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

giant apple snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	giant apple snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

giant apple snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (Norway, Sweden), and North America (United States).

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.