Chacoan Peccary vs West Indies cherry

Catagonus wagneri compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.