Chacoan Peccary vs Painted Suillus

Catagonus wagneri compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Suillus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.