Chacoan Peccary vs Stringwood

Catagonus wagneri compared with Acalypha rubrinervis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Stringwood is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Stringwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Acalypha
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Acalypha rubrinervis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Stringwood

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stringwood

Habitat

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

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.