Chacoan Peccary vs Stinking iris

Catagonus wagneri compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Tayassuidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Catagonus	Iris
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.