Chacoan Peccary vs Khakiweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Alternanthera pungens

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Khakiweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Khakiweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Alternanthera
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Alternanthera pungens

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Khakiweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Khakiweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Khakiweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), 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.