Chacoan Peccary vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Catagonus wagneri compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Tender Nesting Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Tender Nesting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Hapalopilus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Tender Nesting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.