Chacoan Peccary vs Sickle spurge

Catagonus wagneri compared with Euphorbia falcata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Sickle spurge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Sickle spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Euphorbia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Euphorbia falcata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Sickle spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Sickle spurge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.