Chacoan Peccary vs Lesser Red-knotgrass

Catagonus wagneri compared with Polygonum arenarium

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Lesser Red-knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Lesser Red-knotgrass
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	Polygonaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Polygonum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Polygonum arenarium

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Lesser Red-knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Lesser Red-knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Red-knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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.