Chacoan Peccary vs Poplar Bracket

Catagonus wagneri compared with Oxyporus populinus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Poplar Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Poplar Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Oxyporaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Oxyporus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Oxyporus populinus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Poplar Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Poplar Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.