Chacoan Peccary vs Lacquered Bracket

Catagonus wagneri compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Ganoderma
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.