Chacoan Peccary vs saltbush

Catagonus wagneri compared with Atriplex argentea

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	saltbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Atriplex
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Atriplex argentea

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saltbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.