Chacoan Peccary vs Native Caper

Catagonus wagneri compared with Capparis canescens

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Native Caper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Capparis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Native Caper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native Caper

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.