Chacoan Peccary vs Grooved Flax

Catagonus wagneri compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Linaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Linum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.