Chacoan Peccary vs Tear Dropper

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tayassuidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.