Chacoan Peccary vs Rusty Porecrust

Catagonus wagneri compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Rusty Porecrust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Fuscoporia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.