Chacoan Peccary vs Squirrel Corn

Catagonus wagneri compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Catagonus	Dicentra
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.