Chacoan Peccary vs Light Red Meranti

Catagonus wagneri compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Shorea
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.