Chacoan Peccary vs Thicket Bean

Catagonus wagneri compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Phaseolus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

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.