Chacoan Peccary vs Peanut

Catagonus wagneri compared with Arachis hypogaea

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Peanut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Peanut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Arachis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Arachis hypogaea

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Peanut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peanut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.