Chacoan Peccary vs Prostrate knotweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Prostrate knotweed
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	Polygonaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Polygonum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Prostrate knotweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).

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.