Chacoan Peccary vs Poison devil's-pepper

Catagonus wagneri compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Poison devil's-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Poison devil's-pepper
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	Rauvolfia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Poison devil's-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon 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.