Chacoan Peccary vs Milky Box

Catagonus wagneri compared with Lophostemon lactifluus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Milky Box is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Milky Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Lophostemon
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Lophostemon lactifluus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Milky Box

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Milky Box
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milky Box

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.