Chacoan Peccary vs Mountain Waterberry

Catagonus wagneri compared with Syzygium legatii

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Mountain Waterberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Mountain Waterberry
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	Syzygium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Syzygium legatii

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Mountain Waterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waterberry

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.