Chacoan Peccary vs Red Buckeye

Catagonus wagneri compared with Aesculus pavia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Red Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Aesculus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Aesculus pavia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Red Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.