Chacoan Peccary vs Gut Weed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Ulva
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.