Chacoan Peccary vs sandhills amaranth

Catagonus wagneri compared with Amaranthus arenicola

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while sandhills amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	sandhills amaranth
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	Amaranthus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Amaranthus arenicola

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

sandhills amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	sandhills amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sandhills amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan 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.