Chacoan Peccary vs Northern Cinnabar Polypore

Catagonus wagneri compared with Trametes cinnabarina

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Northern Cinnabar Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Northern Cinnabar Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Trametes
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Trametes cinnabarina

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Northern Cinnabar Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Northern Cinnabar Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Cinnabar Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.