Chacoan Peccary vs persimmon

Catagonus wagneri compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	persimmon
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	Ebenaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Diospyros
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.