Chacoan Peccary vs Shoebutton

Catagonus wagneri compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Ardisia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.