Chacoan Peccary vs toothcup

Catagonus wagneri compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Catagonus	Ammannia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.