Chacoan Peccary vs joint-vetch

Catagonus wagneri compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	joint-vetch
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (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.