Chacoan Peccary vs Whitebuttons

Catagonus wagneri compared with Anacyclus clavatus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Whitebuttons is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Whitebuttons
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Anacyclus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Anacyclus clavatus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Whitebuttons

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitebuttons

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

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.