Chacoan Peccary vs The Princess

Catagonus wagneri compared with Agaricus lanipes

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while The Princess is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	The Princess
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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Catagonus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Agaricus lanipes

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

The Princess

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	The Princess
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The Princess

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.