Chacoan Peccary vs White Star Apple

Catagonus wagneri compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Gambeya
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.