Chacoan Peccary vs Sacatrapo

Catagonus wagneri compared with Caperonia palustris

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Sacatrapo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Caperonia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Sacatrapo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.