Chacoan Peccary vs Rooting Brownie

Catagonus wagneri compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Rooting Brownie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Rooting Brownie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tayassuidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Hypholoma
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Rooting Brownie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.