Chacoan Peccary vs Red Alder

Catagonus wagneri compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Tayassuidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Alnus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.