Chacoan Peccary vs Pale flax

Catagonus wagneri compared with Linum bienne

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Pale flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Linaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Linum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Pale flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale flax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.