Chacoan Peccary vs Jack bean

Catagonus wagneri compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Jack bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Canavalia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Jack bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.