Chacoan Peccary vs Hazel Bracket

Catagonus wagneri compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Hazel Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Hazel Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Skeletocutis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Hazel Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.