Chacoan Peccary vs Pitch canker

Catagonus wagneri compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Fusarium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

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.