Chacoan Peccary vs Prickly Russian Thistle

Catagonus wagneri compared with Salsola tragus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Prickly Russian Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Prickly Russian Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Salsola
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Salsola tragus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Prickly Russian Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Prickly Russian Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Russian Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.