Chacoan Peccary vs Red ash

Catagonus wagneri compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Alphitonia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.