Chacoan Peccary vs White Lauan

Catagonus wagneri compared with Parashorea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while White Lauan is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	White Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Parashorea
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Parashorea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

White Lauan

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Lauan

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.