Chacoan Peccary vs Spotted Thistle

Catagonus wagneri compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Spotted Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Spotted Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Scolymus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Spotted Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.