Chacoan Peccary vs Pinwheelflower

Catagonus wagneri compared with Tabernaemontana divaricata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Pinwheelflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Pinwheelflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Tabernaemontana
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Tabernaemontana divaricata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Pinwheelflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinwheelflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (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.