Chacoan Peccary vs Red melastome

Catagonus wagneri compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Catagonus	Melastoma
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.