Chacoan Peccary vs grape ground-cherry

Catagonus wagneri compared with Physalis viscosa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while grape ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	grape ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Physalis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Physalis viscosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

grape ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	grape ground-cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

grape ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Europe (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.