Chacoan Peccary vs umkokolo

Catagonus wagneri compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Dovyalis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.