Chacoan Peccary vs Smooth joyweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Alternanthera paronychioides

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Smooth joyweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Smooth joyweed
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	Alternanthera
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Alternanthera paronychioides

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Smooth joyweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Smooth joyweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth joyweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.