Chacoan Peccary vs Prickly Coontail

Catagonus wagneri compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.