Chacoan Peccary vs Peruvian primrose-willow

Catagonus wagneri compared with Ludwigia peruviana

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Peruvian primrose-willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Peruvian primrose-willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Catagonus	Ludwigia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Ludwigia peruviana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Peruvian primrose-willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Peruvian primrose-willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian primrose-willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.