Chacoan Peccary vs Prickly Heath

Catagonus wagneri compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Prickly Heath
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	Ericaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Gaultheria
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.