Chacoan Peccary vs Roundfruit Hedgehyssop

Catagonus wagneri compared with Gratiola virginiana

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Roundfruit Hedgehyssop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Roundfruit Hedgehyssop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Gratiola
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Gratiola virginiana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Roundfruit Hedgehyssop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Roundfruit Hedgehyssop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roundfruit Hedgehyssop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, 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.