Chacoan Peccary vs pignut

Catagonus wagneri compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.