Chacoan Peccary vs Stinking Earthfan

Catagonus wagneri compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Catagonus	Thelephora
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.