Chacoan Peccary vs Soapberry

Catagonus wagneri compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Sapindus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.