Chacoan Peccary vs True indigo

Catagonus wagneri compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while True indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	True indigo
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	Indigofera
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Indigofera tinctoria

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	True indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

True indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.