Chacoan Peccary vs Oriental Beech

Catagonus wagneri compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Tayassuidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Fagus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Oriental Beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.