Chacoan Peccary vs Tripleurospermum

Catagonus wagneri compared with Tripleurospermum heterolepis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Tripleurospermum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Tripleurospermum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Tripleurospermum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Tripleurospermum heterolepis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Tripleurospermum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tripleurospermum

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.