Chacoan Peccary vs Pale Sunflower

Catagonus wagneri compared with Helianthus decapetalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Pale Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Helianthus decapetalus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Pale Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.