Chacoan Peccary vs Hog Plum

Catagonus wagneri compared with Prunus hortulana

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Hog Plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Hog Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Prunus hortulana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Hog Plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hog Plum

Habitat

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

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.