Chacoan Peccary vs Yellow Prickle

Catagonus wagneri compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Yellow Prickle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.