Chacoan Peccary vs Pencil Cedar

Catagonus wagneri compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Polyscias
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

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.