Chacoan Peccary vs Marbled Button

Catagonus wagneri compared with Acleris maccana

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Marbled Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Marbled Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tayassuidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Catagonus	Acleris
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Acleris maccana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Marbled Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Marbled Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.