Chacoan Peccary vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cuscuta
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).

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.