Chacoan Peccary vs Ridged Tooth

Catagonus wagneri compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Catagonus	Hydnellum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Ridged Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.