Chacoan Peccary vs White Chilte

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	White Chilte
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	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cnidoscolus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	White Chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Chilte

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.