Chacoan Peccary vs Prickly Pole

Catagonus wagneri compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Bactris
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.