Chacoan Peccary vs Goat's-beard

Catagonus wagneri compared with Tragopogon pratensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Goat's-beard is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Goat's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Tragopogon
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Tragopogon pratensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Goat's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goat's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.