Chacoan Peccary vs Prostrate sandmat

Catagonus wagneri compared with Euphorbia prostrata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Prostrate sandmat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Euphorbia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Euphorbia prostrata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Prostrate sandmat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate sandmat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.