Chacoan Peccary vs paradise-nut

Catagonus wagneri compared with Lecythis pisonis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while paradise-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Lecythis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Lecythis pisonis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

paradise-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	paradise-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.