Chacoan Peccary vs milkweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Gomphocarpus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	milkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

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.