Chacoan Peccary vs Goa-bean

Catagonus wagneri compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Psophocarpus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.