Chacoan Peccary vs Leopard Earthball

Catagonus wagneri compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Leopard Earthball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Catagonus	Scleroderma
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across 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.