Chacoan Peccary vs scimitar-bean

Catagonus wagneri compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Canavalia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.