Chacoan Peccary vs Mountain Aster

Catagonus wagneri compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Oclemena
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.