Chacoan Peccary vs Quito-orange

Catagonus wagneri compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Solanum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), 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.