Chacoan Peccary vs Salento Iris

Catagonus wagneri compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Tayassuidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Catagonus	Iris
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.