Chacoan Peccary vs Herb Robert

Catagonus wagneri compared with Geranium robertianum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Herb Robert is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Herb Robert
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Geranium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Geranium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Herb Robert
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, 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.