Chacoan Peccary vs Keg Medic

Catagonus wagneri compared with Medicago doliata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Keg Medic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Keg Medic
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	Medicago
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Medicago doliata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Keg Medic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Keg Medic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keg Medic

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.