Chacoan Peccary vs Starfruit

Catagonus wagneri compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Starfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Catagonus	Damasonium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.