Chacoan Peccary vs prairie phlox

Catagonus wagneri compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Phlox
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	prairie phlox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie phlox

Habitat

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

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.