Chacoan Peccary vs Pacific mountain onion

Catagonus wagneri compared with Allium validum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Pacific mountain onion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Pacific mountain onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Allium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Allium validum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Pacific mountain onion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Pacific mountain onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific mountain onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.