Chacoan Peccary vs Quinoa

Catagonus wagneri compared with Chenopodium quinoa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Quinoa is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Quinoa
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	Chenopodium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Chenopodium quinoa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Quinoa

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Quinoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quinoa

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.