Chacoan Peccary vs Prostrate pigweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Amaranthus albus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Prostrate pigweed
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	Amaranthus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Amaranthus albus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.